Begonia Flower Male Female. Wild type flowers have four or five sepals no petals numerous stamens in males and an inferior ovary with three fused carpels in females. Usually in begonias we find the rule prevail which we have indicated - that is the male flowers appear on weaker stems than do the female.
The perianth is homochlamydeous tepals petaloid uniseriate or biseriate distinct or basally connate male flowers usually 2 2 5 5 and valvate female flowers usually 5 5 5 and imbricate. There are over 1000 species mostly in the genus Begonia and 10000 cultivated begonias. Wild type flowers have four or five sepals no petals numerous stamens in males and an inferior ovary with three fused carpels in females.
The female stems appear much weaker than the male ones.
So its slightly different from dead heading. 17052018 Begonia flowers are either staminate male or pistillate female and occur on the same plant the plants being monoecious. Male and female flowers are borne separately on the same plant with male flowers being more elaborate than the female. The perianth is homochlamydeous tepals petaloid uniseriate or biseriate distinct or basally connate male flowers usually 2 2 5 5 and valvate female flowers usually 5 5 5 and imbricate.