Cultivar
B. ‘Heracleicotyle’
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Heracleicotyle’
- Originator
- James Veitch and Sons
- Date of Origin
- 1895
- Place
- Chelsea
- Country
- England, UK
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. heracleifolia var. heracleifolia
- Male Parent
- B. hydrocotylifolia var. hydrocotylifolia
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. ‘Mrs. Townsend’
- Publication Reference
- KB; WBHC-WW;
- Article References
- B16:34. 1949;
- Photo References
- Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;
Plant
- Description
- from Veitch’s' Catalog. of Pl. 1895, p. 48. A hybrid raised at Chelsea from Begonia heracleifolia and B. hydrocotylifolia, with bold attractive leaves 6 in. across, and large pyramidal panicles of pale pink flowers, which open in the early spring.
Lineage
1 descendants
Parents
Female parent
×
Male parent
B. ‘Mrs. Townsend’
Ancestry tree
Descendants
1 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. unknown
As male parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.
Culture
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