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Cultivar

B. ‘Christine’

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Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Christine’
Originator
Susie Zug
Date of Origin
1972
Place
San Dimas, Ca.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. unknown
Male Parent
B. unknown
ABS No
334
Publication Reference
ABS;B73 a088
Article References
The Begonian (40) April 1973, p. 87-89.

Plant

Description
No. 334-Begonia (parents unknown) 'Christine' Susie Zug first developed this star rhizomatous begonia with unequal heart shaped, 5-lobed leaves in 1966 and first distributed it in 1967. The 3½ x 4½ inch leaves are pea green, patterned irregularly with maroon. The leaf margin is toothed and hairy, the texture smooth, the green veins 7-nerved. The petioles, 4 inches, are long hairy and red spotted; stipules are keeled with a hair point- Flowers have not been seen. Available 1973 from various growers. Registered Nov. 26, 1972.

Lineage

1 descendants

Parents

Female parent

Male parent

Descendants

1 recorded children

As female parent

1

As male parent

0

No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.

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