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Cultivar

B. ‘Chipalee’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Chipalee’
Originator
Mickey Meyer
Date of Origin
1974
Place
Tathra, NSW.
Country
Australia
Region
Asia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. ‘Stash’
Male Parent
B. unknown
ABS No
430
Publication Reference
ABS;B75 a065
Article References
The Begonian (42) March 1975, p. 65-66.

Plant

Description
No. 430-Begonia {B. 'Stash' x unknown) 'Chipalee' Developed by Mrs. Mickey Meyer, address above, in 1973 this rhizomatous begonia first bloomed and distributed in 1974. The pollen parent being an unknown plant with plain green, oak-shaped leaves, this plant is described as having leaves bright green with black, star-shaped, 3½" x 3", margin slightly serrated, eye-lashed, with waxy texture. Small insignificant flowers are pale pink and are arranged in loose open bunches on 7-9" stems blooms spring through summer. Registered Sept. 25, 1974.

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Male parent

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

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