Species
B. hemsleyana var. hemsleyana
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. hemsleyana var. hemsleyana
- Form Variety
- var. hemsleyana
- Author
- J. D. Hooker, Bot. Mag.
- Publication Date
- 1899
- Place
- Guangxi, Yunnan;
- Habitat
- in valleys of moist forests ca. 1000-1700 m alt.
- Country
- S China; N Vietnam
- Region
- Asia
- Section
- Platycentrum
- Chr 2n
- 22
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Synonyms and Comments
- Etymology: after British botanist William Botting Hemsley; B. U404;
- Reference
- Bot. Mag. 125:pl. 7685. 1899. — Hua-Gu Ye, Fa-Guo Wang, Yu-Shi Ye & Ching-I Peng. Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 45:262-4, pl 3. 2004. — Cuizhi Gu, Ching-I Peng & Nicholas J. Turland, Flora of China 13, Begoniaceae 14:178-9. 2007; JGSL9/08;
- Article References
- Tebbitt, Begonias. 5:144-6. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 139, 2018; Yu-Min Shui & Wen-Hong Chen, Begonia of China: p64, 2017;
- Photo References
- Murotani, Begonia in Colour :82. 1983; Tebbitt, Begonias pls.89i, 112. 2005; Hughes M. et al., Asian Begonia 139, 2018; Yu-Min Shui & Wen-Hong Chen, Begonia of China: p64, 2017; The Begonian, May 1960; Begonias, Misono 1974: 60 (84);
Plant
- Description
- Attractive and bushy perennial growing begonia with beautiful palmate leaves and pink flowers
- Growth Type
- Rhizome with upright stems
- Growth Rate
- Fast in growing season
- Plant Habit
- Rounded bun shape
- Plant Spread
- To 50cm
- Plant Height
- To 80cm
- Stem Type
- Short underground rhizome with erect stems
- Stem Habit
- Slender and leafy to 25cm
- Other Features
- Prefers cool growing conditions
- Sun Tolerance
- Bright shade
- Plant Hardiness
- To -2c, no frost, keep from extreme summer heat
- Pests Diseases
- Generally free, but thin stems to reduce risk of botrytis
Lineage
15 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Etymology: after British botanist William Botting Hemsley; B. U404;
Descendants
15 recorded children
As female parent
12
Male parent: B. (circumlobata x The Chief)
Male parent: B. ‘Miss Prity’
Male parent: B. ‘Miss Pretty’
Male parent: B. rex
Male parent: B. (hemsleyana x Miss Pretty)
Male parent: B. rex
Male parent: B. (circumlobata x The Chief)
Male parent: B. (hemsleyana x Miss Pretty)
Male parent: B. taliensis
Male parent: B. versicolor
Male parent: B. ‘Tsujigahana’
As male parent
3
Culture
- Comments
- Considered a cold hardy begonia as per John Boggan and his experience in his Washington DC garden.
- Endangered Status
- Vulnerable A2c