Cultivar
B. ‘Stara series’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Stara series’
- Originator
- Floranova
- Place
- England
- Country
- UK
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Semperflorens
- Synonyms and Comments
- Bedding Begonia
- Publication Reference
- http://floranova.com/index.php/products/begonia/Stara
- Article References
- http://floranova.com/index.php/products/begonia/Stara
Plant
- Description
- Stara F1 Begonia Bred for superb heat and drought tolerance, Stara can be relied upon for season long performance. Stara has outperformed the competition in some of the world’s toughest trial grounds, where other varieties can’t take the heat! As an added bonus, the foliage changes from green to dark bronze as the seasons change from Spring to Summer. Current colors in the Stara series include Pink, Rose, Scarlet and White.
- Growth Type
- semperflorens
- Growth Rate
- fast
- Plant Habit
- Big and bushy
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Low <0.5m
- Stem Type
- Erect and succulent
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Other Features
- Landscape plant
- Internodal Distance
- 2 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 either raw or pelleted
- Cultural Requirements
- http://floranova.com/images/uploads/cultural-information/Begonia_Stara_Easy_Grow_Guide.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://floranova.com/index.php/products/begonia/Stara