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Cultivar

B. ‘Exotic Peridot’

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Exotic Peridot’
Originator
Reseda Plant Shop
Date of Origin
1976
Place
Reseda, Ca.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rex Cultorum
Female Parent
B. ‘Peridot’
ABS No
549
Publication Reference
ABS; B76 a338; The Begonian, Feb 1979;
Article References
The Begonian (43) Dec 1976, p. 337-341;
Photo References
JBS, Begonias :80. 1980; The Begonian, Feb 1979;

Plant

Description
Tiny coppery leaves flecked silver. ; No. 549 - Begonia (B. 'Peridot' mutation) 'Exotic Peridot' This miniature rex cultorum (compact- type). was originated by The Plant Shop's Botanical Gardens, 18007 Topham St., Reseda, CA 91335 in 1972 and was first distributed in 1975. The heart-shaped leaves, 1 ½ x 1 ¼ in., are silver on green, with a bronze-pink overlay, red backed; margin is smooth; texture slightly pebbled; six-nerved; 4-inch petioles. Has not bloomed. Registered September 3, 1976.

Lineage

1 descendants

Parents

Female parent

B. ‘Peridot’

Male parent

Not recorded

Descendants

1 recorded children

As female parent

1

B. ‘Silver Peridot’

As male parent

0

No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.

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