Cultivar
B. ‘Weltonensis’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Weltonensis’
- Originator
- Clark
- Date of Origin
- 1864
- Place
- England
- Country
- England, UK
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Semi-Tuberous
- Female Parent
- B. dregei var. dregei
- Male Parent
- B. sutherlandii ssp. sutherlandii
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. ‘Weltoniensis’;
- Publication Reference
- C; B74 d062; Growing Begonias in California, Butterfield 1950;
- Article References
- The Garden, v. 36 1889; The Canadian horticulturist, v. 25-26, 1902;
- Photo References
- JBS, Begonias :70. 1980; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 176 (301);
Plant
- Description
- The Garden, v. 36 1889 WINTER-FLOWERING BEGONIAS. In common with the tuberous-rooted section of Begonias that flower during the summer months, those that bloom throughout the autumn and winter have within the last few years become far more popular than hitherto, and some of our most prominent hybridists have devoted their attention to the production of new varieties. Among the older winter-flowering Begonias may be mentioned several of the original species and hybrids raised therefrom, most of which are of a shrubby character, while recently the curious peltate leaved B. socotrana and some of the tuberous-rooted class have been successfully employed in the production of the newer hybrids. Of varieties not springing from either of these two just mentioned and of original species valuable for their winter blooming qualities may be especially mentioned. B. weltoniensis – Is an old hybrid variety raised by Colonel Trevor Clark, its parents being the white flowered B. dregei and the peculiar orange-salmon B. sutherlandii. The neat busby habit of this plant, combined with its handsome foliage and the profusion in which its pretty pink blossoms are borne, render it very popular. Not only can this be induced to flower during the winter, but it is also a first-rate Begonia for summer blooming and a good bedding plant.; The Canadian horticulturist, v. 25-26, 1902 B. weltoniensis: Many varieties of summer flowering begonias can be had however that will give splendid results in windows or on verandahs where the sun shines for perhaps only an hour or two, morning and evening. Amongst the most effective and easily growing kinds is the pink flowering Weltoniensis begonia, also the white flowering variety (Weltoniensis alba, Fig. 2354), the former being the most robust and easiest to grow of the two kinds. Being of a semi-tuberous nature both of them can be kept partially dormant during the winter, but must not be dried off completely in the same way that the tuberous varieties are.
Lineage
11 descendants
Parents
B. ‘Weltoniensis’;
Ancestry tree
Descendants
11 recorded children
As female parent
9
Male parent: B. ‘Lucille Rolfe’
Male parent: B. ‘Autumn’
Male parent: B. ‘Autumn’
Male parent: B. ‘Lucille Rolfe’
Male parent: B. sutherlandii ssp. sutherlandii
Male parent: B. unknown
Male parent: B. unknown
As male parent
2
Female parent: B. ‘Autumn’
Female parent: B. dregei var. dregei
Culture
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