Species
B. dregei var. macbethii
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. dregei var. macbethii
- Form Variety
- var. macbethii
- Author
- L. H. Bailey, Gentes. Herb.
- Publication Date
- 1923
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Section
- Augustia
- Chr 2n
- 56
- Plant Type
- Semi-Tuberous
- Synonyms and Comments
- B. macbethii hort. Shepherd. 1891;
- Reference
- Gentes. Herb. 1:127. 1923; JGSL9/08;
- Article References
- Beg. 2:3. Dec. 1935;
- Photo References
- Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 45 (57);
Plant
- Growth Type
- Upright
- Growth Rate
- Fast in growing period
- Plant Habit
- Compact and bushy
- Plant Spread
- Medium
- Plant Height
- Low <0.5m
- Stem Type
- Swollen caudex with thin upright stems
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Other Features
- Swollen stem base
- Sun Tolerance
- Morning sun
- Pests Diseases
- Powdery mildew
Lineage
6 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
B. macbethii hort. Shepherd. 1891;
Descendants
6 recorded children
As female parent
5
As male parent
1
Female parent: B. ‘Orange Rubra’
Culture
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