Cultivar
B. ‘Olfri’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Olfri’
- Originator
- Francis Michelson
- Date of Origin
- 1976
- Place
- Miami, Fl.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Female Parent
- B. olsoniae
- Male Parent
- B. friburgensis
- Synonyms and Comments
- Fribol
- ABS No
- 526
- Publication Reference
- ABS;B76 a168
- Article References
- The Begonian (43) June 1976, p. 155-169.
Plant
- Description
- No. 526 - Begonia (B. olsoniae x B. friburgensis) 'Olfri'. This medium, rhizomatous begonia was developed by F. Michelson (address above) in 1969 and first bloomed in 1970. New leaves are copper-colored, turning copper-green with red underneath with white hairs. Leaf shape is ovate oblique, 4 x 5 in., margin slightly undulate, texture smooth, veins chartreuse yellow, and petioles red with white wool. Flowers are light pink, 1-inch, on 10-inch stem blooming January- March. Registered March 26, 1976.
- Plant Habit
- Compact
Lineage
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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