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Angel Wing Begonia
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Developed in 1926 in California by a breeder who crossed two existing varieties of begonia. The colors range from red through pinks to white and the leaves have a frosted or spotted pattern and a red underside. They are used year round as houseplants but can be grown outdoors in a shaded area. I used to grow these in my college dorm room for a spot of color.

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::Ramad
02/01/17 3:16 PM GMT
Very nice color and clarity in this shot Kathy,.
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::tigger3
02/01/17 4:54 PM GMT
Beautiful, the color and detail are wonderful! tigs=^..^=
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::corngrowth
02/01/17 7:51 PM GMT
The grower or breeder certainly must have had a very good floral knowledge to achieve this result, Kathy.
Think that studying in such an environment must undoubtedly
be a pleasure. Wisdom/knowledge goes together with beauty in this case, my friend; from historical perspective an exception, ☺ .
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.flanno2610
02/01/17 9:03 PM GMT
Love the lighting in this.
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.Tomeast
02/01/17 11:55 PM GMT
This is really well done !
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+purmusic
02/02/17 11:57 AM GMT
Now we are talking.

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Erhm.. seeing?

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Ahem, carrying on past my silliness..

Well done on the exposure, Kathy.

As I particularly like the deeper and richer colours and contrasts that are a result of a technically well-handled shot.

Composition is strong as well.

Nice shot.

And..

But, of course.. thanks for sharing this one with us.
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.GomekFlorida
02/04/17 8:33 PM GMT
Thanks for the capture and botany lesson.
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.icedancer
02/10/17 7:25 PM GMT
Beautiful close up and detail with super colours
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