Cultivar
B. ‘Green Pastures’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Green Pastures’
- Originator
- Mary Gillingwators
- Date of Origin
- 1956
- Place
- Upland, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Pink Lady’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Curly Fireflush’
- ABS No
- 127
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B56 a211;
- Article References
- The Begonian Sept 1956, p 208;
- Photo References
- The Begonian, Sep 1956;
Plant
- Description
- Begonia "Green Pastures," A.B.S. registered No. 127, is a rex hybrid created in 1951 by Mary Gillingwators by crossing B. "Pink Lady" (seed carrier) and B. "Curly Fire Flush" (male parent). From this same cross came B, "Riverside Benny." The very full, double spiraled leaf is approximately 12" x 14" held on a 3/4" red stem (petiole) with green markings and heavily set with red hair. On the upper side of the leaf, the center zone is very dark green while the outer zone is a lush grass green with silvery gray-green areas of different shapes and sizes. A dark border, suffused with red; complements the color tones. Turning the leaf over, one is amazed to find that the red veins, covered with red hair, are almost 1/4" in diameter where they converge at the sinus. The center zone of the leaf back is very red, while the apple green outer zone has a 1/2" red margin. A mature plant will measure about two and one-half feet across. This new rex cultivar exhibits none of the characteristics of Begonia "Curly Fire Flush" except the red hair. It is sturdy and presents none of the care problems of its male parent.
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Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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