Cultivar
B. ‘General Landon’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘General Landon’
- Originator
- Kit Jeans
- Date of Origin
- 1977
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Place
- Johnsonville
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Helene Jaros’
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Helene Jaros’
- ABS No
- 717
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B86 ap014; Begonian 46:216-7. 1979;
- Photo References
- The Begonian, Jan-Feb 1986;
Plant
- Description
- Vigorous growing cultivar with deeply cleft and vividly patterned leaves; No. 717-Begonia (B. 'Helene Jaros' x B. 'Helene Jaros') 'General Landon' Rhizomatous. Leaves are yellow-green with chocolate-brown hash marks, cleft, with overlapping basal lobes, smooth and succulent, 4" X 4", with 6 pale green veins and ciliate margin; petioles red, hairy; stipules yellow, chartaceous. Flowers are pink, ¾", with 2 male and 2 female tepals, blooming in spring. B. 'General Landon', unlike its difficult parent, is a vigorous grower and is distinguished by deeply cleft, vividly patterned leaves. Originated in 1977 by Kit Jeans, Rt. 1, New Johnsonville, TN 37134; first bloomed and was distributed in 1979. Registered July 14, 1979.
- Growth Rate
- Vigorous
- Stem Type
- Rhizome
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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