Cultivar
B. ‘Elegant Victoria’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Elegant Victoria’
- Originator
- Barbara Rowe Philip
- Date of Origin
- 1976
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Place
- Santa Barbara, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Female Parent
- B. Un-named rex cv.
- Male Parent
- B. Un-named rex cv.
- Synonyms and Comments
- ‘Elegant Victory’ - mis-named
- ABS No
- 720
- Publication Reference
- ABS;Begonian 46:217-8. 1979.
Plant
- Description
- Having a “new look” for a begonia with a single full spiral on a longer than typical leaf with very defined clean clear pattern.; No. 720-Begonia (unnamed B. rex cultivar x unnamed B. rex cultivar) ‘Elegant Victoria’ Rex Cultorum group; upright rhizome. Leaves are silver with center mauve overlay and a green speckled band edged with lavender at leaf border, 8" x 12", cordate with full sinus curl and semi-entire margin, the curl doubling over in the back; surface rugose; 9-veined; petioles 10'”. Flowers are light pink with 4 male and 4 female tepals and 10" peduncle, blooming in late winter. This cultivar is distinguished by a longer leaf than is typical, a single full curl, and a clean, clear pattern. A "new look," says Keith J. Mautino, tester of this begonia. Originated in 1976 by Barbara Rowe Philip (address above); first bloomed in 1977, first distributed in 1979. Registered July 14, 1979.
- Stem Type
- Upright rhizome
Lineage
1 descendants
Ancestry tree
Descendants
1 recorded children
As female parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the female parent.
As male parent
1
Female parent: B. ‘Izayoi’
Culture
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