Cultivar
B. ‘Bavaria’
Photos
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Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Bavaria’
- Originator
- Froebel
- Date of Origin
- 1879
- Place
- Germany
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Semi-Tuberous
- Female Parent
- B. dregei var. dregei
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Weltonensis’
- Publication Reference
- GT2; WBHC-WW
- Article References
- Die Gartenwelt, Jahr 2, 1897
Plant
- Description
- Die Gartenwelt, Jahr 2, 1897 B. Bavaria: This magnificent begonia originated in the gardening of Mr. W. Gerbel, Rorschach, in 1879 from pollinations made by his Obergartner G. Klay between different Begonia varieties, including B. dregei, B. weltoniensis and B. Clarkei; however, it cannot be pointed out with certainty to her parents. One of his 6-800 seedlings, which was distinguished by its beautiful color and rich flowering, later entered the market as B. Bavaria. It was first exhibited in Rorschach in 1884, where it attracted the attention of the Duchess of Hamilton, as well as of the garden director Dreher in Krauchenwies and from that time on received more attention and finally Mr. Buchner from Munchen, put it into the trade as B Bavaria was. Begonia Bavaria is a tuber begonia of dwarfish growth, about 15 cm. becoming tall and with small, almost heart-shaped, dark green leaves. It is extraordinarily flowering and almost exclusively develops only male flowers, which all rise uniformly over the foliage. They are not very large, but by their extraordinary number and the delicate rose-red, a little violet-tinged color of the same, they are especially united in groups or used in carpet beet plants, of enchanting effect. The plant bears sun as well as shade, but thrives better in a not too sunny location. She seems to like best when the hot summer days come to an end, the nights are cooler, and the heat of the day balances a bit. It also suffers comparatively little from rain or precipitation and continues to bloom from June until late autumn. Since, as already mentioned, almost only male flowers appear, no seed is available, and the propagation is best done by cuttings, or even division of the old plants. The cuttings are either made from healthy plants in the early summer, or boxed in August-September, and they seek to extract such cuttings that already have some fiber roots, but this is not absolutely necessary. However, one of the main conditions in the treatment is cleanliness and possibly fresh air, as this strain likes to infest mold if it is kept too warm or locked in an impure, steamy air. The cuttings of this begonia remain in the box even after rooting and are cultivated in it until autumn, where they carefully searched the box and take out all the nodules and plants and in small hand boxes in a sandy heath or peat and sand then set up bright and dry on the racks of a temperate house, so they move slowly. It should be noted that the stems are not cut too close to the tubers at the time of the last cutting, otherwise they will not be active at all in the next spring. In March, the tubers, which have been kept completely dry during the winter, are stimulated again by a vigorous watering and then treated with the other tuberous begonia. At Wilhelmshohe last year, there were large planting of amazing impact, where it is treasured and used in large numbers on the ground floor. - H. R. Werdmuller, Nancy.
Lineage
Parents
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Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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