Cultivar
B. ‘Dewdrop’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Dewdrop’
- Originator
- Helen Lewis
- Date of Origin
- 1947
- Place
- Rivera, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. ‘Dew Drop’;
- Publication Reference
- BEG; B78 pd235; B96 r191; Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants Hardcover, 1978, A.B.Graf
- Article References
- American Horticultural Society, October 1952, pg. 237-259; Concerning Rex Begonia, by B. Y. Morrison;
- Photo References
- JBS, Begonias :75. 1980; The Begonian, Sep 1978; The Begonian, Feb 1963; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 112 (179);
Plant
- Description
- Small pearly silver leaves on a very compact plant. American Horticultural Society, October 1952, pg. 237-259; Concerning Rex Begonia, by B. Y. Morrison The following descriptions are recorded from observation notes made of the living collection during 1951-1952: Dew Drop. Miniature, dense growth. Leaves rather smooth which makes their metallic silver surface very showy. There is a starry pattern of deep green in the center, along the main veins. Petioles dull red.;Small pearly silver leaves on a very compact plant.
- Stem Type
- Upright
Lineage
Parents
No parentage recorded.
B. ‘Dew Drop’;
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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