Cultivar
B. ‘Marion Louise’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Marion Louise’
- Originator
- James Veitch and Sons
- Date of Origin
- 1892
- Place
- Chelsea
- Country
- England, UK
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Publication Reference
- GAR; B73 r005; The Begonian, Mar 1972; A.B.Graf: Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants Hardcover, 1978.
- Article References
- American Horticultural Society, October 1952, pg. 237-259; Concerning Rex Begonia, by B. Y. Morrison;
- Photo References
- Know Your Begonias, Jack Krempin, ®1993 by Jack Krempin, Krempin Books, Queensland Australia; The Begonian, Oct 1977; The Begonian, Mar 1972; The Begonian, Sep 1939; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 125 (204);
Plant
- Description
- American Horticultural Society, October 1952, pg. 237-259; Concerning Rex Begonia, by B. Y. Morrison The following descriptions are recorded from observation notes made of the living collection during 1951-1952: Marion Louise. Leaves small, lobed and showy. The large center of dark green that extend in a star-like pattern along the major veins is accented by a brown area in its center. The silver band is somewhat broken but is bounded by a green margin tinted brown from the edge.
Lineage
1 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Descendants
1 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. ‘rex cv.’
As male parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.
Culture
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