Cultivar

B. ‘Eaglesham’

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus: Begonia
Name: B. ‘Eaglesham’
Originator: Robert Eaglesham
Date of Origin: 1967
Publication Date: 1971
Place: The Jardin Botanique de Montreal
Country: Canada
Region: America
Plant Type: Rhizomatous
Female Parent: B. decora
Male Parent: B. masoniana
Synonyms and Comments: B. 'Eagleshamm', B. 'Eagleshamii'
ABS No: 1041
Publication Reference: MLT1;B74 r033; Beg 88:5, 2021;
Article References: The Begonian, Feb 1973-74-75 Rudy Ziesenhenne advertisement
Photo References: JBS, Begonias :48. 1980; Murotani, Begonia in Colour :131. 1983;

Plant

No populated fields in this section.

Lineage

Parents

Female parent

B. decora

Male parent

B. masoniana

B. 'Eagleshamm', B. 'Eagleshamii'

Ancestry tree

B. ‘Eaglesham’

B. 'Eagleshamm', B. 'Eagleshamii'

Female parent

B. decora

Etymology: after the decorative leaves; B. praeclara King, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 71:66. 1902. —Ridley, J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4:21. 1909; Fl. Malay Penins. 1:863. 1922;

Male parent

B. masoniana

Etymology: after Maurice Mason; The “Iron Cross” Begonia;

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

Known In Cultivation: Hybridized at the Jardin Botanique de Montréal, in 1967, by Mr. Robert (Bob) Eaglesham, the horticulturist responsible for our begonia collection from 1956 to 1977.