Cultivar

B. ‘Catalina’

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus: Begonia
Name: B. ‘Catalina’
Originator: Shepherd
Date of Origin: 1904
Publication Date: 1906
Place: California
Country: USA
Region: America
Plant Type: Shrub-like
Female Parent: B. ‘Digswelliana’
Male Parent: B. foliosa var. miniata
Synonyms and Comments: B. ‘Digswelliana’ seedling cited as the female parent;
Publication Reference: BUTR; B96 d178; B74 r034; BfBEH 77 1976;
Article References: The Begonian (46) May 1979, p. 110-112;
Photo References: BfBEH 77 1976; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants;

Plant

Description: SOME OLDER FAVORITES by Bob Hamm, Wichita Falls, Texas B. 'Catalina' is another strong grower, but not as rampant and large as B. 'Richmondensis', though it resembles a smaller, denser version of it. Good for those who want something strong but smaller than the above.
Plant Habit: Low and spreading
Other Features: Basket Plant
Sun Tolerance: Tolerant

Lineage

Parents

Female parent

B. ‘Digswelliana’

Unresolved

Male parent

B. foliosa var. miniata

B. ‘Digswelliana’ seedling cited as the female parent;

Ancestry tree

B. ‘Catalina’

B. ‘Digswelliana’ seedling cited as the female parent;

Female parent

B. ‘Digswelliana’

Unresolved

Male parent

B. foliosa var. miniata

multiflora B entham, Pl. Hartw. :185. 1845. ; fuchsioides W. J. Hooker. 1847. ; miniata Planchon & Linden, Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. I 8:105, pl. 787. 1853 . ; putzeysiana A. de Candolle. 1859. ; fuchsioides W. J. Hooker var. miniata A. de Candolle. 1864. ; floribunda Carri è re, Rev. Hortic. 47:420. 1875, non Tsue-Chih Ku. 1997. ; fuchsioides W. J. Hooker f. miniata (Planchon) Voss. 1894. ; fuchsioides W. J. Hooker var. floribunda (Carri è re) Irmscher. 1960.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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