Cultivar
B. ‘Emperor’ series’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Emperor’ series’
- Originator
- Sakata
- Place
- Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Semperflorens
- Synonyms and Comments
- Bedding Begonia
- Publication Reference
- http://www.sakataornamentals.com/plantname/Begonia-Emperor
- Article References
- http://www.sakataornamentals.com/plantname/Begonia-Emperor
Plant
- Description
- Begonia semperflorens F1 Emperor Begonia combines extra early flowering with unbeatable 3-3.5 inch/7-9 cm pot performance and large eye-catching flowers. It grows 12 inches/30 cm tall in the garden and is an excellent landscape product when grown as an 1801. Emperor flowers 5-12 days earlier than other major varieties in this class. Emperor is the earliest blooming series on the market. Sow 10-14 days later and save energy costs with quick bench turnover. COlors in the series as of 2015 include: Pink, Red, Rose, Soft Pink and White.
- Growth Type
- upright
- Growth Rate
- fast
- Plant Habit
- Compact and bushy
- Plant Spread
- Small
- Plant Height
- Very Low <25cm
- Stem Type
- Erect and succulent
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Other Features
- Landscape plant
- Internodal Distance
- 1 cm
- Sun Tolerance
- sun to bright shade
- Plant Hardiness
- tender
- Pests Diseases
- stem, leaf, and root rots, powdery mildew
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Bedding Begonia
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Seed produced, sold as pelleted seed.
- Cultural Requirements
- http://www.sakataornamentals.com/_ccLib/attachments/plants/Begonia+semperflorens-0315-SAKATA.pdf
- Comments
- As with all commercial series the individual colors change or are improved on a continual basis. An entire series may disappear if sufficient improvements are made in a new line of genetics and when the company removes a series from the market they also clear as much old information about the series from any web based sources. They do this to avoid confusing their customer, nothing nefarious, but it makes it difficult to see changes in series over time, so this entry is merely a place marker showing the series at this point in time 2015.
- Known In Cultivation
- Yes, worldwide distribution
- Original Botanical Description or Link to
- http://www.sakataornamentals.com/_ccLib/attachments/plants/Begonia+semperflorens-0315-SAKATA.pdf