Cultivar
B. ‘Black Mamba’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Black Mamba’
- Originator
- Brad Thompson
- Date of Origin
- 1993
- Place
- Lomita, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Peggie Frost’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Cleo’
- Publication Reference
- BTL
Plant
- Description
- Large black double spiral deeply cleft fan leaves on a compact growing plant. Leaves are pure velvety black in all light conditions. Flowers are light pink and plentiful and are carried on tall stems. Leaves can reach dinner plate size and are very upright on a mature plant.
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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