Cultivar
B. ‘Angel Glow’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Angel Glow’
- Originator
- Ross Bolwell
- Date of Origin
- 2000
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Place
- Annangrove, NSW
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Ruby’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Red Glow’
- Synonyms and Comments
- RuxRG01; also incorrectly named on the internet as ‘Amber Glow’
- ABS No
- 1005
- Publication Reference
- Beg 79:174, 2012; RBL; YBG 2010.
- Photo References
- Beg 79:175, 2012
Plant
- Description
- Beautiful rhizome begonia with rich autumn tones on double spiral leaves and pink fowers in late winter to spring
- Growth Type
- Mounding
- Growth Rate
- Fast in growing season
- Plant Habit
- Bun shaped mound off a creeping rhizome
- Plant Spread
- 600 mm
- Plant Height
- 300 mm
- Stem Type
- Rhizome
- Stem Habit
- Freely branching
- Other Features
- Suit hanging basket
- Internodal Distance
- Very short
- Sun Tolerance
- Some morning sun
- Plant Hardiness
- -2°c, no frost. Handles 40°c in shade.
- Pests Diseases
- Resistant to powdery mildew
Lineage
51 descendants
Parents
Female parent
Unresolved
Male parent
Unresolved
RuxRG01; also incorrectly named on the internet as ‘Amber Glow’
Ancestry tree
Descendants
51 recorded children
As female parent
45
Male parent: B. ‘Cowardly Lion’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. bowerae var. nigramarga
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. bowerae var. nigramarga
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. dregei var. dregei
Male parent: B. ‘Cowardly Lion’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Cowardly Lion’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. ‘Deco Checks ’
Male parent: B. dregei var. dregei
Male parent: B. ‘Palomar Prince’
As male parent
6
Female parent: B. carolineifolia
Female parent: B. bowerae var. nigramarga
Female parent: B. ‘Euphrates’
Female parent: B. ((Griselda x Bokit) x Mary Dugan)
Female parent: B. ‘Euphrates’
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Rhizome pieces; leaf-petiole cuttings; leaf-wedge cuttings
- Comments
- Leaf colours vary greatly under different light conditions - bright light produces darkest colours, while medium to heavy shade produce much variation.
- Known In Cultivation
- Widely dispersed in collections in Australia and the USA. Sold commercially.