A '''begonia''' is a type of flowering plant commonly grown in gardens.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia Begonia]" on Wikipedia</ref>
A '''begonia''' is a type of flowering plant commonly grown in gardens.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia Begonia]" on Wikipedia</ref>
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During a [[second year|second-year]] [[Herbology]] lesson in [[1992]], [[Professor]] [[Pomona Sprout]] taught her students how to pot young [[Mandrake]] plants, and was described as telling them that the plant's cries were not yet fatal at that stage with such calmness it seemed as if she had "done nothing more exciting than water a begonia."<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Chapter 6</ref>
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During a [[second year|second-year]] [[Herbology]] lesson in [[1992]], [[Professor]] [[Pomona Sprout]] taught her students how to pot young [[Mandrake]] plants, and was described as telling them that the plant's cries were not yet fatal at that stage with such calmness it seemed as if she had "done nothing more exciting than [[water]] a begonia."<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Chapter 6</ref>
[[Petunia Dursley]] grew begonias in her front garden. They were described as "dying" during the exceptionally hot, dry summer of [[1995]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 1</ref>
[[Petunia Dursley]] grew begonias in her front garden. They were described as "dying" during the exceptionally hot, dry summer of [[1995]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 1</ref>
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Begonia
Species information
Roots
Various, mostly beige
Leaves
Various, mostly green
Usage
Decoration
A begonia is a type of flowering plant commonly grown in gardens.[1]
During a second-yearHerbology lesson in 1992, ProfessorPomona Sprout taught her students how to pot young Mandrake plants, and was described as telling them that the plant's cries were not yet fatal at that stage with such calmness it seemed as if she had "done nothing more exciting than water a begonia."[2]
Petunia Dursley grew begonias in her front garden. They were described as "dying" during the exceptionally hot, dry summer of 1995.[3]
