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Cultivar

B. ‘Glory of St. Albans’

Photos

5 photos

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Glory of St. Albans’
Originator
Sander
Date of Origin
1838?
Publication Date
1938
Place
England
Country
UK
Region
Europe
Plant Type
Rex Cultorum
Female Parent
B. unknown
Male Parent
B. unknown
Synonyms and Comments
Two forms exist - Pink and Red. The Japanese call the pink form B. ‘Magatama’ and the red form B. ‘Totenko’
Publication Reference
BCL; B71 r201; WBHC-WW; The Begonian, Jun 1975;
Photo References
JBS, Begonias :80. 1980; The Begonian, May 1947; The Begonian, Apr 1947; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 117 (188) - Pink form; Begonias, Misono 1974: 117 (189) - Red form;

Plant

Stem Type
Upright

Lineage

3 descendants

Parents

Female parent

B. unknown

Male parent

B. unknown

Two forms exist - Pink and Red. The Japanese call the pink form B. ‘Magatama’ and the red form B. ‘Totenko’

Descendants

3 recorded children

As female parent

1

B. ‘Reflections’

Male parent: B. unidentified sp.

As male parent

2

B. ‘Firmament’

Female parent: B. dipetala var. dipetala

B. ‘Mecca’

Female parent: B. dipetala var. dipetala

Culture

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