Cultivar
B. ‘Fernan Vell’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Fernan Vell’
- Originator
- Francis Michelson
- Date of Origin
- 1976
- Place
- Miami, Fl.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Female Parent
- B. fernandocostae var. fernandocostae
- Male Parent
- B. olsoniae
- ABS No
- 525
- Publication Reference
- ABS;B76 a168
- Article References
- The Begonian (43) June 1976, p. 155-169.
Plant
- Description
- No. 525 - Begonia (B. fernandocostae x B. olsoniae) 'Fernan Veil' This small, hairy, fibrous plant was developed by F. Michelson, 1820 N. W. 112 Ter., Miami, Florida, in 1961. Leaves are ovate, oblique, 3 ½ x 5 in., dark green, red underneath with white hairs; margin slightly dentate; texture hairy; veins light yellow-green; petioles pink with white wool also on stems; stipules light-green, turning brown as the plant ages. Light pink flowers, 1 in., are on 10-inch stem, blooming July- January. Registered March 26, 1976.
- Plant Habit
- Compact
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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