Cultivar
B. ‘Mandela’
Photos
3 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Mandela’
- Originator
- Ross Bolwell
- Date of Origin
- 1990
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Place
- Annangrove, NSW
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Asia
- Plant Type
- Cane-like
- Female Parent
- B. maculata var. wightii
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Lenore Olivier’
- Synonyms and Comments
- female parent u078
- Publication Reference
- RBL; B 76 a8 p9;
- Article References
- B 76 8a
- Photo References
- B 76 9p; Beg 90 p76 Mar/Apr 2023
Plant
- Description
- Medium growing cane with rich dark foliage covered in many white spots, flowers white, late season. Spectacular variety.
- Growth Type
- Cane like
- Growth Rate
- Quick
- Plant Habit
- Upright to vase shaped, well branched
- Plant Spread
- Medium to 1m
- Plant Height
- Medium 1.5m
- Stem Type
- Cane
- Stem Habit
- Upright, branched
- Other Features
- Persistent stipules
- Internodal Distance
- 60mm
- Sun Tolerance
- Can take morning sun, to half a day
- Plant Hardiness
- Not frost hardy but takes cold to -1c; tolerates heat to 40c
- Pests Diseases
- Reasonable resistance to powdery mildew
Lineage
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
- Propagation Method
- Stem cutting