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Cultivar

B. ‘Rosanna Blais’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Rosanna Blais’
Originator
Gordon Lepisto
Date of Origin
1973
Place
St. Paul, Mn.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rex Cultorum
Female Parent
B. ‘Changeant’
ABS No
387
Publication Reference
ABS;B74 a043
Article References
The Begonian (40) April 1973, p. 87-89.

Plant

Description
No. 387 - Begonia (B. 'Changeant' x B. 'Curly Stardust') 'Rosanna Blais' This Rex begonia was developed by Gordon Lepisto, 1775 Field Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55116, in 1971. It bloomed light pink and was distributed in 1972. Leaves are pointed, obliquely ovate, medium size 5 x 8"; margin slightly serrate and wavy; texture slightly bumpy; veins medium- green near center; petioles dark-pink, smooth, 8-9"; dark iridescent- green background with irregular- shaped silver blotches. Blooms all year on 6-7" stems. Registered Oct. 10, 1973.
Stem Type
Upright

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No recorded descendants.

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