Cultivar
B. ‘Midnight Twister’
Photos
2 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Midnight Twister’
- Originator
- Leslie Woodriff
- Date of Origin
- 1979
- Place
- McKinleyville, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. conchifolia var. rubrimacula
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Bokit’
- Synonyms and Comments
- Midhight Twist; Black Fang
- ABS No
- 754
- Publication Reference
- ABS;B80 a140;B87 r098;YBG
- Article References
- The Begonian (47) May 1980, p. 140-1.
Plant
- Description
- Begonia 'Midnight Twister' No. 754-Begonia conchifolia var. rubrimacula x 'Bokit' 'Midnight Twister' Rhizomatous with distinctive foliage. Double-spiraled, thick black leaves are 4" x 5" with lobed margin, smooth surface, 10 veins, and light red petioles and stipules. Flowers-white flushed with pink, ¾” across, with 2 male and 4 female tepals-are arranged in clusters on 12" peduncles, blooming in the spring. The black, spiraled leaves distinguish it from other cultivars. Originated in 1978 by Leslie Woodriff (address above); first bloomed and distributed in 1979. Registered Sept. 8, 1979.
Lineage
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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