Cultivar
B. ‘Kay Padavan’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Kay Padavan’
- Originator
- Louis T. Padavan
- Date of Origin
- 1976
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Place
- Remsenburg, NY.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Green Gold’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Crimson Glow’
- ABS No
- 714
- Publication Reference
- ABS; Begonian 46:216. 1979.
Plant
- Description
- Striking pea-green leaves, overcast with a red sheen and marked with outlined dark-brown veins distinguish this rex cultivar; No. 714-Begonia (B. 'Green Gold' x B. 'Crimson Glow') 'Kay Padavan' Rex Cultorum group; rhizomatous. Leaves are pea green with red overcast and deep-red margins, spiraled, with smooth surface; 5"-6" x 3 ½"-4"; 7- veined; petioles red, 12"-14"; stipules ½"-¾". Flowers are deep pink, starshaped, ¾" x ¼"-½", with 6 female tepals, 2 to 3 flowers on a stalk, and a 2-2½" peduncle, blooming in winter and early spring. The pea-green leaves, overcast with a red sheen and marked with outlined dark-brown veins, distinguish this cultivar. Rhizomes grow close to the soil and petioles stand upright. Originated in 1976 by Louis T. Padavan, Box 127, Remsenburg, NY 11960; first bloomed in 1977, first distributed in 1978, and was described in the Twiglette in May 1979. Registered October 2, 1978, by Rudolf Ziesenhenne.
- Growth Type
- Creeping rhizome
- Stem Type
- Rhizome
- Stem Habit
- Creeping
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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