Identifying an unknown plant species

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My mother has a plant that she forgot the name of. Does anyone know anything about it? (or a good place to find info about it)
 

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The flowers appear to be Bleeding Heart, but the leaves appear to be cyclamen, could there be 2 plants in the pot?

I am confused, I've grown both.

You must send me the plant, it's so pretty.
 
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Thanks Evo.
Doesn't look like it. The flowers only appear in spring, Right now (autumn in NZ) the flowers are all gone. I can only see one plant in the pot.
If it helps, I took another photo at the stems closer to the soil.

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You must send me the plant, it's so pretty.

I would if we don't live on opposite sides of the world lol. We are moving so we are actually looking for new homes for my mother's plants.
 

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wukunlin said:
Thanks Evo.
Doesn't look like it. The flowers only appear in spring, Right now (autumn in NZ) the flowers are all gone. I can only see one plant in the pot.
If it helps, I took another photo at the stems closer to the soil.



I would if we don't live on opposite sides of the world lol. We are moving so we are actually looking for new homes for my mother's plants.
Bleeding hearts bloom in the spring. But the plant itself looks a lot like a cyclamen.
 
My second guess, looking closer at the stems is some type of begonia.

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/images/begcuc/begcuc-01.jpg
 
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Wow Evo Thanks! Took me weeks and I couldn't find it XD
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Awwww, that is sooooo cute!

LOL! Got to love google,
google said:
Did you mean: Begonia hernando rides
Uhm, no google, no I did not.
 
Evo said:
My second guess, looking closer at the stems is some type of begonia.

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/images/begcuc/begcuc-01.jpg
The asymmetric leaves make me think begonia as well.
 
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dlgoff said:
Should have asked wukunlin to ship you the plant. Good find.
I've never run across a begonia with flower spikes quite like that, but when I saw the stems, I was positive it was a begonia.
 
It has been so dry in the southwest that it made me happy just to see some small blossoms on a climbing milkweed.

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