Cultivar
B. Universe
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. Universe
- Originator
- Thelma O'Reilly
- Date of Origin
- 1968
- Place
- La Mesa, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Norah Bedson’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Leslie Lynn’
- ABS No
- 251
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B99 p209; B70 ao16; B95 r055; The Begonian, Jul 1973; The Begonian, Mar 1971
- Article References
- The Begonian (37) Jan 1970, p. 16-17;
- Photo References
- Murotani, Begonia in Colour :38. 1983; The Begonian, Jul 1973; The Begonian, Mar 1971
Plant
- Description
- No. 251 - Begonia ('Norah Bedson' x 'Leslie Lynn') 'Universe' - B. 'Universe', a rhizomatous Begonia, has slightly star-shaped leaves, 4 x 7 inches, margin serrate, with short white hairs, smooth textured and of firm substance; the veins are green, raised on underside; petioles are 9 to 12 inches long, red dotted with stiff white hairs; stipules are green, but leaf color is Kelly green with a brownish-red pattern of perfect symmetry on top, and a dark pattern underneath. The flowers are white, blooming from March to May, ¾ inch in size, rising from rhizome on a 16 to 18 inch flower stem; both male and fem ale flowers are 2-petalled. Originator; Thelma F. O'Reilly, 10942 Sunray PL, La Mesa, Calif. 92041; developed in 1965, first bloomed in 1967, and first distributed in 1968 through Leatherman Gardens, 26 3 7 N. Lee Ave., So. El Monte, Calif. 91733. Registered July 1, 1968.
Lineage
6 descendants
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
6 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. unknown
As male parent
5
Female parent: B. ‘Sisquoc’
Female parent: B. ‘Sisquoc’
Female parent: B. ‘Sisquoc’
Female parent: B. ‘Camaray’
Female parent: B. ‘Broken Hill’
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