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Plant of the Day

Sunday 8 December 2019

Growing in the glasshouse corridor of Cambridge Botanical Garden, UK, was the beautiful Begonia luxurians (palm leaf begonia). This upright, frost-tender, evergreen perennial from Brazil can reach up to 3m in height. The red cane-like stems support the palmate leaves and in spring and summer there are clusters of small, fragrant white flowers. I thought the leaves made a great contrast with the grey wall.

*Fox roar*

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Ethereal Tree Macclesfield Forest, Peak District, England, UK

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