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Cultivar

B. ‘Franklin D. Roosevelt’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Franklin D. Roosevelt’
Originator
Elinore Wepper
Date of Origin
1925
Publication Date
1933
Place
Inglewood, Ca.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rex Cultorum
Article References
LA Times clipping Sunday July 23,1933

Plant

Description
No description of the plant itself is given. The plant was sent by the breeder to the White House and she received a letter thanking her for the honor of the name and assurances that the President and White House would enjoy the plant.

Lineage

Parents

No parentage recorded.

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

Culture

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