Cultivar
B. ‘Freda’s Mystery’
Photos
4 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Freda’s Mystery’
- Originator
- Freda Holley
- Date of Origin
- 2015
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Place
- Choudrant, LA
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Likely female parent B. U508
- Publication Reference
- F Holley List, July 2017
- Article References
- Begonian March 2015, article, photo
Plant
- Description
- Rhizomatous at or below soil with upright stems
- Growth Rate
- Fast in spring
- Plant Habit
- Upright
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Low to Medium <1m
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Sun Tolerance
- Early morning sun until full summer, then shade
- Plant Hardiness
- Goes dormant at temps below 50s F., extremely heat tolerant.
- Pests Diseases
- Subject to mildew in 40$ F.
Lineage
1 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Likely female parent B. U508
Descendants
1 recorded children
As female parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the female parent.
As male parent
1
Female parent: B. u508
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Very easy Begonian, March 2015, from leaf or stem, fast in warm weather.
- Cultural Requirements
- Frequent pruning to maintain growth