Begonia kingiana Licuala Dark burgundy colours the petioles

Dark burgundy colours the petioles and rhizomes beneath the compact foliage

Leggy Stems: A sign of insufficient light

pale-green and yellow-green markings spread across immense leaves as fine mottling

Red-toned petioles add a warm colour beneath the cooler markings

Each velvety blade carries a finely branching silver-green tracery over a deep-green ground

Begonia kingiana Licuala Dark burgundy colours the petiolesBegonia kingiana Rounded peltate leaves show irregular areas of light and dark green on Begonia kingiana. The petiole joins beneath each blade, and the softly mottled pattern creates the tortoiseshell effect associated with this compact species.