Cultivar

B. ‘Dorothy Grant’

Photos

4 photos

Identity

Genus: Begonia
Name: B. ‘Dorothy Grant’
Originator: Grant
Date of Origin: 1928
Place: California
Country: USA
Region: America
Plant Type: Shrub-like
Female Parent: B. ‘Thurstonii’
Publication Reference: K; B73 r103;
Article References: The Begonian (46) May 1979, p. 110-112;
Photo References: The Begonian, Aug 1943;Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;

Plant

Description: SOME OLDER FAVORITES by Bob Hamm, Wichita Falls, Texas B. 'Dorothy Grant' is a large grower but a very pretty shrub-like plant with bronzish leaves, red underneath, and a strong growth habit. It blooms in spring with pink blooms. This common plant has become very widespread and its ease in growing has endured it to many a store window.

Lineage

Parents

Female parent

B. ‘Thurstonii’

Male parent

Not recorded

Ancestry tree

B. ‘Dorothy Grant’

Female parent

B. ‘Thurstonii’

B. aconitifolia 'Hildegard Schneider' is synonymous with B. aconitifolia 'Metallica' and is the “Metallica” parent of this variety;

Female parent

B. aconitifolia 'Hildegard Schneider'

faureana Linden ex Garnier var. metallica Rodigas, Ill. Hort. 42:298, pl. 43. 1895. —Everett, J. New York Bot. Gard. 41:16, pl. 1940. [= A. de Candolle. 1859.] —Weber & Dress, Baileya 16:61. 1968. ; aconitifolia 'Metallica' Weber & Dress. 1968.

Male parent

B. sanguinea

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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