Cultivar
B. ‘Julius’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Julius’
- Originator
- James Veitch and Sons
- Date of Origin
- 1897
- Publication Date
- 1913
- Place
- Chelsea
- Country
- England, UK
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Hiemalis
- Female Parent
- B. socotrana
- Male Parent
- B. unidentified cv.
- Synonyms and Comments
- male parent a tuberous cv.
- Publication Reference
- GAR; WBHC-WW
- Article References
- The Garden, v. 65, (1904); The Gardeners' chronicle, ser. 3, v. 53 (1913)
Plant
- Description
- The Garden, v. 65, (1904) VEITCH'S WINTER – FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Among plants introduced of recent years, probably none have proved more valuable than the winter flowering Begonias raised by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Limited, of Chelsea. They have undoubtedly been a great boon to many gardeners, both professional and amateur, who value either a supply of cut flowers during the winter months, or who take delight in a greenhouse or conservatory made bright by something other than Chrysanthemums. The new hybrid winter-flowering Begonias are, therefore, a most opportune as well as a valuable introduction, and none who know their value will care to be without them. We lately paid a visit to the Feltham nurseries or Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Limited, and there we found this new race of Begonias in splendid flower, several houses are filled with them, and they were a blaze of color. Visitors to the Drill Hall shows of the Royal Horticultural Society have had plenty of opportunity of seeing these Begonias, for Messrs. Veitch have made some brilliant displays with them during the late autumn and winter months. To Mr. John Heal, who is a clever and practical hybridist, is due the inception of this race of Begonias, by crossing B. socotrana with the tuberous Begonias. B. socotrana is in itself a valuable and handsome winter-flowering Begonia, but its progeny has been much improved in the important considerations of floriferousness and compact habit. Among the best of these Begonias are: Julius may be considered to be one of the most distinct of this new race of winter-flowering Begonias; it usually reaches a height of some 18 inches and flowers profusely, the plants being almost covered with semi-double bright pink flowers, which have the merit of lasting a long time in beauty. ; The Gardeners' chronicle, ser. 3, v. 53 (1913) B. Julius: This late autumn and winter-flowering Begonia, raised by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd. a few years ago as the result of fertilizing a semi-double, white summer-flowering tuberous variety with the pollen of B. socotrana, is very valuable for baskets during the winter months. The plant is robust and free growing, and furnished with socotrana-like foliage. The flowers are produced in clusters of five to seven, which are raised well above the foliage. They are from 2 to 2 ½ inches in diameter, double, and of a pleasing delicate shade of rose-pink. The variety received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1911. Our illustration is reproduced from a photograph taken at Messrs. Veitch's Nursery on December 17 last. The plant was grown from a cutting taken in the previous August.
- Plant Height
- Low <0.5m
Lineage
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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