秋海棠屬多年生草本或半灌木，育種者使用Begonia maculata等原種為親本，1892年在瑞士琉森育出，是一個歷史悠久的品種，衍生出許多葉片具有斑點的直立性秋海棠。株高1~2m；莖健壯直立，形似竹稈。互生不對稱長歪卵形葉，葉面銀白色細斑點，葉背紅褐色。下垂聚繖花序組成圓錐花序。花粉紅色至紅色。

A perennial herb or semi-shrub in the genus Begonia, hybridized from Begonia maculata by a breeder in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1892. This established cultivar has derived many upright-stemmed begonias with flecked leaves. Plant height 1-2m; stem sturdy and erect, resembling bamboo stalk Leaves alternate, asymmetrically long and crooked ovate, with small silvery white flecks on the leaf surface and red-brown beneath. Panicles consist of drooping cymes. Flowers pink to red.

全日照或半日照溫暖環境，夏季烈日曝曬時葉色會變淡。栽培位置要避風，介質乾就須澆水，每季施用一次長效性肥料。過度長伸或老化的枝條可以剪除以促進萌生新枝。以扦插法繁殖。

The plant normally grows in warm environments with full or partial sunlight. The leaf color fades when exposed to direct sun in summer. Not wind-resistant, it needs sheltered from the wind. water the plant regularly to keep the soil moist at all times, and apply long-active fertilizer once a season. Remove overlong or aging branches to promote the emergence of new shoots. Propagated by cuttings.

生長強健的秋海棠，能適應戶外環境，常用於盆栽、灌叢，以葉片與花朵為觀賞重點。在半日照的建築中庭或牆蔭處仍能生長。

The robust begonia is adaptable to outdoor environments, often planted in pots and thickets to accentuate the ornamental foliage and flowers; it can also survive in atriums or wall shades with partial sunlight.