Begonia 'Flamingo Queen'

This one is an Australian hybrid by Ross Bolwell, another prolific hybridizer who keeps churning out one beauty after another. Unfortunately, because of import/export restrictions on plants, it's very difficult to get our hands on any of them. This cultivar made it to the US somehow, and I've been growing one for several years now.

B. 'Flamingo Queen' is my favorite cane-like begonia, with a height of 3'-4', prolific pink bloom clusters and enormous, long, curling spotted leaves. I've often thought that Ross really meant 'Flamenco Queen', instead of 'Flamingo Queen', because the leaves remind me of a gypsy dancer's skirt.