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Cultivar

B. ‘Ingar’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Ingar’
Originator
Mickey Meyer
Date of Origin
1974
Place
Tathra, NSW.
Country
Australia
Region
Asia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. ‘Stash’
ABS No
429
Publication Reference
ABS;B75 a065
Article References
The Begonian (42) March 1975, p. 65-66.

Plant

Description
No. 429-Begonia (B. 'Stash' self-pollinated) 'Ingar' This thickly-growing, rhizomatous plant was developed in 1972, first bloomed in 1973, and was first distributed in 1974 by Mrs. Mickey Meyer, address above. The leaves are black-brown, green down the center; shape stubbly starred, 4½" x 5"; margin faintly serrated and short eye lashed; texture slightly bristled on taffeta-like surface; six indented nerves. Blooming from spring to fall, the flowers emerge green, coming to pale pink at maturity; they are in clusters of several bunches, smallish and closely arranged on a 10 to 12-inch stem. Registered Sept. 25, 1974.

Lineage

Parents

Female parent

Male parent

Not recorded

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

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