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Cultivar

B. ‘Blirik’

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Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Blirik’
Date of Origin
2015
Publication Date
2016
Place
Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java
Country
Indonesia
Region
Asia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. natunaensis
Male Parent
B. puspitae
Synonyms and Comments
347/PVHP/2015
Publication Reference
BIODIVERSITAS Volume 17, Number 2, October 2016 Pages: 776 -782 “Four new varieties of Begonia from interspecific hybridization Begonia natunaensis C.W.Lin & C.I.Peng × Begonia puspitae Ardi”

Plant

Description
Rhizomatous plant type, plant height (24.5 cm). Single leaf blade, peltate, the leaf base cordate, leaf shape ovate, upper surface of the leaf color green G 137 A, secondary color on upper side red RP 70 B, the color of the leaf surface green, bottom reddish RP 70 C. Flowers single, white color W 155D. Plant stature strong, suitable for beautiful leafy ornamental plants in pots. Different characteristics from the parent are the peltate leaf shape, coloration of veins on upper side bright green, and white flowers. First flowered in January 2012. The derivation of the name comes from the color green leaf with bright colouration of veins, resulting in colored stripes or "blirik".
Plant Spread
Medium 28cm
Plant Height
Low 24.5cm

Lineage

Parents

Female parent

B. natunaensis

Unresolved

Male parent

347/PVHP/2015

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

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