Cultivar
B. ‘Barkos’ series 2’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Barkos’ series 2’
- Originator
- Koppe Young Plants
- Place
- Ermelo Fazantlaan 10 3852 AM Ermelo
- Country
- The Netherlands
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Hiemalis
- Synonyms and Comments
- Rieger Begonia, Elatior Begonia;
- Publication Reference
- http://www.mkoppebv.nl/Organisatie/Veredeling/tabid/154/language/en-US/Default.aspx
- Article References
- http://www.koppebegonia.nl/portals/0/Catalogus2015-2016/Catalogus_Koppe_2015-2016.pdf
Plant
- Description
- Important varieties originating from our breeding programme are: Baladin®, Barkos®, Berseba®, Binos®, Binos®, Soft Pink® and Borias®. The Barkos® collection in particular has been extremely significant in improving the image of Begonia elatior among consumers. All these varieties display especially good keeping quality, feature highly double-flowering blooms, and have beautiful colour. Due to their good keeping quality, the Barkos® varieties are also suitable for production during the cold winter months. Best used as indoor flowering potted plants.
- Growth Type
- upright
- Growth Rate
- moderate
- Plant Habit
- Upright
- Plant Spread
- Small
- Plant Height
- Very Low <25cm
- Stem Type
- Erect and succulent
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Other Features
- Basket Plant
- Internodal Distance
- 1 cm
- Sun Tolerance
- shade or indoor flowering
- Plant Hardiness
- tender
- Pests Diseases
- stem, leaf, and root rots, powdery mildew
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Rieger Begonia, Elatior Begonia;
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Cuttings, all varieties patented.
- Cultural Requirements
- http://www.optimara.com/2013%20Floremara.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