Plants of shade and sunlight

Begonia

Begonias spend their entire lives germinating, growing, flowering, seeding and germinating in the twilight zones of the forest. Sheltered mostly from the heaviest rains by the dense canopy of leaves. They have adapted to the shade by developing red pigmented undersides to their leaves. The light passes through the leaves and as soon as it reaches the red leaves of the lower epidermis they are reflected back up to be use in food production. You may have noticed many other