秋海棠屬多年生草本或半灌木，園藝雜交種。株高1~2m；莖健壯直立，形似竹稈。互生不對稱長歪卵形葉，葉緣深缺刻，葉面銀白或粉紅色斑點、條紋，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. The hybridized begonia is 1-2m high; stem strong and upright, bamboo stalk-like. Leaves alternate, asymmetrically long and crooked ovate, margin deeply incised, leaf surface with silvery white or pink flecks and stripes, and reddish brown on the back. Panicles consist of drooping cymes. Flowers pink or 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 if exposed to hot 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 every 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，作為造景材料使用。

The robust begonia is adaptable to outdoor environments, often planted in pots and thickets to enjoy the ornamental foliage and flowers. It can also survive in atriums or wall shades with partial sunlight, also can be used as landscaping materials.