Erica cinerea is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, native to western and central Europe. The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators
It is a low, spreading shrub growing to 15ââ¬â60 cm 5.9ââ¬â23.6 in tall, with fine needle-like leaves 4ââ¬â8 mm 0.16ââ¬â0.31 in long arranged in whorls of three. The flowers are bell-shaped, purple rarely white, 4ââ¬â7 mm 0.16ââ¬â0.28 in long, produced in mid- to late summer. The flowers are dry, similar in texture to the strawflower.
The Latin specific epithet cinerea means `ash coloured`.
Begonia semperflorens-cultorum was named for its long bloom period, from semperflorens, meaning `everblooming`. The common name, wax begonia, refers to the waxy sheen of the leaves. The genus was named in honor of Michel BÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆââ¬Â âââ‰â¢ÃÆÃââââ¬Ã
¡ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâégon 1638-1710, a French amateur botanist who collected begonias from while he was stationed in Santo Domingo with the French navy. Wax begonias are prized for their constant bloom and the uniformity of size and shape within each variety.These plants grow from six to eighteen inches tall with a spread of six to twelve inches, depending on the variety. The foliage can be green, bronze, or red; some varieties are variegated, and a few have white leaves. The flowers come in shades red, pink, and white, and a few varieties have double flowers.
Kingdom - Plantae
Division - Magnoliophyta
Class - Magnoliopsida
Order - Cucurbitales
Family - Begoniaceae
Genus - Begonia
Species - Begonia semperflorens
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