Cultivar
B. ‘Ellen Russell’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Ellen Russell’
- Originator
- Hazel Burley
- Date of Origin
- 1975
- Place
- Brisbane, Qld.
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Cane-like - Superba
- Female Parent
- B. aconitifolia ‘Metallica’
- Male Parent
- B. unknown
- ABS No
- 499
- Publication Reference
- ABS;B76 a077
- Article References
- The Begonian (43) March 1976, p. 77-79.
Plant
- Description
- No. 499 - Begonia (B. faureana Lind. var. metallica X unknown) 'Ellen Russell' Originated by Hazel Burley (address above) in 1973 and first bloomed and distributed in 1974, the sturdy, low, cane-like plant has swollen base. Clear-green leaves with silver-white splashes above, are long, heart-shaped with 4 shallow lobes, 8" x 3 ½”. The pale-pink flowers are paniculate, 5" x 6", male blossoms have 2 petals and female blossoms have 5 petals, (with a hanging arrangement on 3" stem) blooming easily year-round. Registered August 8, 1975.
- Stem Type
- Upright
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
No populated fields in this section.