Cultivar
B. ‘Vulcan’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Vulcan’
- Originator
- Blackmore & Langdon
- Date of Origin
- 1897
- Place
- Bath
- Country
- England, UK
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Semperflorens
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Vernon’
- Male Parent
- B. unknown
- Publication Reference
- AMG; WBHC-WW
- Article References
- La Semaine horticole et revue des cultures colonials, v. 3 (1899)
Plant
- Description
- La Semaine horticole et revue des cultures colonials, v. 3 (1899) THE NEW BEGONIA If, in the section of Begonia semperflorens, we have no novelties to describe, we can not, however, prevent ourselves from calling the attention of amateurs to two recently obtained varieties: Begonia semperflorens Vulcan and B. semp. Vernon compacta Bijou (Jewel) to the French, Teppichkoningin to the Germans. Both are recommended for their compact, dwarf habit and dark foliage; the flowers of the first a beautiful and bright scarlet have a yellow-gold center, while those of the second have flowers of a blood-red color. A plant basket of these two varieties intermingled and bordered by a dwarf plant with yellow or white foliage would be a delightful effect. All these Begonia semperflorens are small leaves. A novelty that has a great future is B. semp. large flowers (Fig. 26, p. 44) This new breed is out of B. s. Vernon. Its floribundity is equal to that of the type and therefore it can be said that, thanks to its large flowers of a beautiful soft pink or a bright red - there are two shades well fixed - it is the most beautiful and the most recommendable of the category of ever blooming types. - This novelty hardly exceeds 30 centimeters and forms bushy tufts composed of many branches, erect, very compact, with fresh green foliage and abundantly furnished flowers of dimensions much larger than in the other varieties. Absolutely remarkable for the generosity, the color and the size of its flowers, this new breed can do no less than to recommend itself for the decoration of beds, baskets and flowerbeds; Associated with the Begonia semperflorens mentioned above and forming, because of its greater size, the center of a basket planted either by rank or intermediation, the effect it will produce will always be remarkable and attractive. - H. DE MARLY.
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Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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