Cultivar
B. ‘Flamingo Queen’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Flamingo Queen’
- Originator
- Ross Bolwell
- Date of Origin
- 1990
- Publication Date
- 2002
- Place
- Annangrove, NSW.
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Cane-like
- Female Parent
- B. maculata var. wightii
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
- Synonyms and Comments
- Cited female parent was B. u078
- ABS No
- 983
- Publication Reference
- RBL; ABS; B02 ap032; B94 p197; B93 d172
Plant
- Description
- Award winning cultivar with very distinctive leaves, salmon pink flowers, showy
- Plant Habit
- Upright
- Plant Spread
- medium
- Plant Height
- Medium 1m
- Stem Type
- Cane like
- Stem Habit
- Upright, branched
- Sun Tolerance
- Few hours of morning sun
- Plant Hardiness
- Cold hardy to -1c, not frost tolerant
- Pests Diseases
- Powdery mildew
Lineage
3 descendants
Parents
Cited female parent was B. u078
Ancestry tree
Descendants
3 recorded children
As female parent
2
Male parent: B. lubbersii
Male parent: B. ‘Cocktail Whisky’
As male parent
1
Female parent: B. ‘Annan Flash’
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Stem cutting
- Cultural Requirements
- Grows well in pots as well as sheltered positions in ground
- Comments
- Winner of a ABS award in 2000.