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hcmcdole wrote:
That would be 'Maurice Amey'. Wonderful grower in summer, terrible in winter due to being a mildew magnet. It is one the "Mallet" type begonias with a Philippine parent (U060 something) and they all exhibit this trait - love the heat but in cool weather they quickly become sickly with mildew outbreaks.

Here is a close up of it and another mallet - 'Don Miller'.