Cultivar
B. ‘Little Brother Montgomery’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Little Brother Montgomery’
- Originator
- Martin Johnson
- Date of Origin
- 197?
- Publication Date
- 1993
- Place
- California
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous - upright jointed
- Female Parent
- B. palmata var. palmata
- Male Parent
- B. diadema
- Publication Reference
- Beg. 66:192. 1999; Beg. 60:156. 1993; BL01 08ap08
Plant
- Description
- Upright stemmed rhizomatous begonia with very beautiful palmatifid leaves. An award winner.
- Growth Type
- Short underground rhizome off which thin upright stems arise
- Growth Rate
- Fast grower in the growing season of spring and autumn
- Plant Habit
- Forms a mounded shape
- Plant Spread
- 750 mm
- Plant Height
- 750 mm
- Stem Type
- Thin with swollen nodes
- Stem Habit
- Well branched
- Sun Tolerance
- Morning sun with bright shade for the rest of the day
- Plant Hardiness
- -2°c, no frost, tolerates 40°c in sheltered positions
- Pests Diseases
- Some resistance to mildew
Lineage
25 descendants
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
25 recorded children
As female parent
20
Male parent: B. deliciosa
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. sizemoreae
Male parent: B. sizemoreae
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. ‘Charles Jaros’
Male parent: B. deliciosa
As male parent
5
Female parent: B. ‘Connee Boswell’
Female parent: B. ‘Connee Boswell’
Female parent: B. ‘Connee Boswell’
Female parent: B. ‘Connee Boswell’
Female parent: B. ‘Connee Boswell’
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Leaf petiole cuttings, leaf wedge cuttings and stem cuttings
- Cultural Requirements
- A great plant in a container but even better in ground provided it is allowed to dry out slightly between waterings. Fertilise 3/4 strength of the manufacturers recommendations when the plant is actively growing.
- Comments
- One of the best begonia cutlivars to date. Spectacular. Considered a cold hardy begonia as per John Boggan and his experience in his Washington DC garden. Very successful outside in-ground through North Western Sydney winters. RB.