Cultivar
B. ‘Iris Shepherd’
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Iris Shepherd’
- Originator
- Kingsley Langenberg
- Date of Origin
- 1981
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Place
- Waukegan, IL
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Cane-like
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Flamingo’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
- ABS No
- 996
- Publication Reference
- Begonian 74:184-5 2007
- Photo References
- Begonian 74:184 2007; ASTR;YBG
Plant
- Description
- Intermediate growing cane cv. with spotted leaves when young. Can be grown as a basket plant.
- Growth Type
- Little branched, if not pinched
- Growth Rate
- Fast in spring
- Plant Habit
- Intermediate height
- Plant Spread
- 1 m
- Plant Height
- Medium 1m
- Stem Type
- Cane
- Stem Habit
- Few Branched, lax
- Other Features
- Easy culture
- Internodal Distance
- 10-15 cm
- Sun Tolerance
- Moderate
- Plant Hardiness
- Vigorous grower year round given good conditions
- Pests Diseases
- Powdery mildew, if allowed to go dormant
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Stem cuttings