Garten-Zeitung. Berlin, P. Parey. Jahrg. 2 (1883): Page 515 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105375 Begonia veitchii flore pleno. A splendid variety with beautifully shaped, well-wearing, exceptionally filled flowers of the most brilliant scarlet. The foliage is similar of B. veitchii, while the habit of the plant is that of the other filled flowering begonia.
