Cultivar
B. ‘Honey’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Honey’
- Originator
- Goldie Frost
- Date of Origin
- 1976
- Place
- Garden Grove, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Black Knight’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Chantilly Lace’
- ABS No
- 541
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B76 a338; The Begonian, Feb 1977;
- Article References
- The Begonian (43) Dec 1976, p. 337-341;
- Photo References
- The Begonian, Feb 1977;
Plant
- Description
- No. 541 - Begonia (B. 'Black Knight' X B. 'Chantilly Lace') 'Honey' Like B. 'Chantilly Lace' but with a thicker, larger leaf, this rhizomatous begonia was originated by Goldie Frost, address above, in 1973, first blooming in 1975 with two petaled, light pink, ½ x 1 inch flowers in spring on 12 in. flower stem. Leaves are bright green with red or brown stitching, ovate, 2 x 3 in.; margin entire, smooth; texture smooth velvety; 7-nerved; petioles and stipules smooth. Reg. Aug. 23, 1976.
Lineage
Parents
Female parent
B. ‘Black Knight’
Unresolved
×
Male parent
B. ‘Chantilly Lace’
Unresolved
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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