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Cultivar

B. ‘Maphil’

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Maphil’
Originator
Walker
Date of Origin
1952
Place
California
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. bowerae var. bowerae
Synonyms and Comments
Cited as a seedling of the female parent;
ABS No
11
Publication Reference
ABS; B54 a130; crc-p; The Begonian, Dec 1980;
Article References
The Begonian (46) May 1979, p. 110-112;
Photo References
JBS, Begonias :56. 1980; The Begonian, Dec 1980; The Begonian, Jan 1964; The Begonian, Aug 1968; Begonias, Misono 1974: 85 (131);

Plant

Description
SOME OLDER FAVORITES by Bob Hamm, Wichita Falls, Texas B. 'Maphil' - also called B. 'Cleopatra' - rhizomatous with variable leaves (from green and chocolate to almost black), pink blooms in winter.

Lineage

12 descendants

Parents

Female parent

B. bowerae var. bowerae

Male parent

Not recorded

Cited as a seedling of the female parent;

Descendants

12 recorded children

As female parent

6

B. ‘Blinkum’

Male parent: B. ‘Maphil’

B. ‘Cleopatra’

Male parent: B. ‘Black Beauty’

B. ‘Lady Grace’

Male parent: B. conchifolia var. conchifolia

B. ‘Maphana’

Male parent: B. peltata var. peltata

B. ‘Nod’

Male parent: B. ‘Maphil’

B. ‘Winkum’

Male parent: B. ‘Maphil’

As male parent

9

B. ‘Blinkum’

Female parent: B. ‘Maphil’

B. ‘Enchantment’

Female parent: B. ‘Missouri’

B. ‘Lowe's Pet’

Female parent: B. ‘Bow-Nigra’

B. ‘Nimbo’

Female parent: B. (bowerae var. nigramarga x Sunderbruchii)

B. ‘Nod’

Female parent: B. ‘Maphil’

B. ‘Persian Brocade’

Female parent: B. bowerae var. bowerae

B. ‘Prince Charming’

Female parent: B. ‘Norah Bedson’

B. ‘Wanita’

Female parent: B. hydrocotylifolia var. hydrocotylifolia

B. ‘Winkum’

Female parent: B. ‘Maphil’

Culture

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