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B. ‘Jose Gasper’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Jose Gasper’
Originator
Dora Lee Dorsey
Date of Origin
1958
Publication Date
1966
Place
Tampa, Fl.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
ABS No
225
Publication Reference
ABS;B66 a236

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José Gaspar, known by his nickname Gasparilla (supposedly lived c. 1756 – 1821), is an apocryphal Spanish pirate, the "Last of the Buccaneers," who is claimed to have roamed and plundered across the Gulf of Mexico and the Spanish Main from his base in southwest Florida.