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Cultivar

B. ‘Comanche’

Photos

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Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Comanche’
Originator
Wallace W. Wagner
Date of Origin
1972
Publication Date
1975
Place
Silverton, Or.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. bowerae var. bowerae
Male Parent
B. ‘Eppley’
ABS No
521
Publication Reference
ABS;B76 a155
Article References
The Begonian (43) June 1976, p. 155-169.

Plant

Description
No. 521 - Begonia (B. bowerae X B. 'Eppley') 'Comanche' Originated by Wallace Wagner (address above) in May 1972, first bloomed in December 1972, and first distributed November 1975, this rhizomatous plant with green, round shaped leaves with overlapping lobes, 1 ½ x 2 ¼”, has wavy-toothed, hairy margin. Petioles are flesh-colored, red-spotted, hairy; stipules are triangular; nerves 12; medium texture. The winter-blooming flowers are pink with dark-pink spots. Registered October 21, 1975.

Lineage

2 descendants

Parents

Female parent

B. bowerae var. bowerae

Male parent

B. ‘Eppley’

Descendants

2 recorded children

As female parent

2

B. ‘My Choice’

Male parent: B. ‘Little Darling’

B. ‘Tea Time’

Male parent: B. ‘Baby Choice’

As male parent

0

No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.

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