Cultivar
B. ‘Westport Beauty’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Westport Beauty’
- Date of Origin
- 1934
- Plant Type
- Semperflorens
- Synonyms and Comments
- Gustav Kind
- Publication Reference
- K; WBHC-WW
Plant
- Description
- From the Begonian (April 1938) BEGONIA WESTPORT BEAUTY - by Joy Logee The new double flowering begonia, Westport Beauty, introduced in this country in March 1937, is still a sensation among begonia growers. Like many new plants that have been introduced, it's history is somewhat hazy. From all that can be ascertained, it originated in Sweden, was exhibited in Dresden, Germany in 1936, under the name of Gustave Lind, and was brought to this country and exhibited in New York under the same name by Askenbach Brothers of Westport, Conn. They later renamed it Westport Beauty, for the town in which they live. We have grown this begonia for almost a year, and find it presents no difficulties. A hybrid of B. multiflora and B. semperflorens, it is a very prolific bloomer and a strong grower. Basal cuttings root easily in sand or peat. Potted in a light compost of ¼ loam, ½ leaf mold and ¼ well-rotted cow manure, with a little sand, they will be ready to shift in four to six weeks. Never allow the small plants to become pot-bound as it will seriously affect the growth. If grown as a house plant it must be kept moist at all times and the temperature must be warm and even. The flowers are a lovely rose-pink in color and almost totally double. We have noticed on rare occasions one or two single flowers which I think might be encouraged to set seed, if hand pollinated from some other variety of begonia. People on the west coast should watch for them. Possibly some clever genius might give us this beautiful plant in various colors. Unlike any begonia of the semperflorens type, Westport Beauty will flower at any and all times. Commercial growers keep the blooms picked to encourage basal, growth for propagation. When the plants have been re-potted in five inch pots, they can be fed with liquid cow manure once a month or top dressed with bone meal.
Lineage
1 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Gustav Kind
Descendants
1 recorded children
As female parent
1
Male parent: B. subvillosa
As male parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.
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