Selph's Mahogany?

Selph's indeed

Palm Hammock Orchid Estate has suggested that the erect rhizomatous pictured might be b. ' Selph's Mahogany. I then went to the ABS virtual greenhouse and looked up the picture of Selph's M. the blooms are the same structure and color, but the photo doesn't show the rhizome and on my plant the leaves are just a tad bit spiral whereas the ABS' isn't. Also the leaf on mine is smoother, almost like a beefsteak..

Here is how one nursery describes the begonia:

"large dusky leaves, red beneath, on strong rhizomes constantly attempting to grow upright until the forces of gravity (due to the heavy foliage) tweak them into graceful arches--beauty being in the eye of the beholder, and all that. This curosity can become a major presence, given time. A propagate-to-order item as essentially a collector's plant. "

I'll continue my research.

We went to PHOE on Saturday (1/29/2011) almost no canes. But a lot of very beautiful rhizomatous- they are having a 'begonia bloom festival' on 2/26. I bought a large pot of b.'Dopey' $65 and a 6" of b. 'Phoe's Cloe'.

I'll post asap.