Cultivar
B. ‘Gold Coast’
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Gold Coast’
- Originator
- Phillip Seitner
- Date of Origin
- 1975
- Place
- Chicago, Il.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. prismatocarpa ssp. prismatocarpa
- Male Parent
- B. staudtii
- ABS No
- 523
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B78 p102; B76 a251; B95 r129; The Begonian, Oct 1977; The Begonian, Jan 1978;
- Article References
- The Begonian (43) June 1976, p. 155-169;
- Photo References
- 2002,104; B 76 2009 222; The Begonian, Oct 1977; The Begonian, Jan 1978; The Begonian, Oct 1977;
Plant
- Description
- No. 523 – Begonia (B. prismatocarpa x B. staudtii var. dispersipilosa) 'Gold Coast' The name of this rhizomatous plant refers to the parents' general origins in Africa. The plant was developed in 1973 and is intermediate in character between prostrate staudtii and creeping-erect prismatocarpa, tending to be erect; leaves are light green. Flowers are yellow. Plant was originated by Philip Seitner, W. Waveland, Chicago, Ill. 60613. Registered December 9, 1975.
- Growth Type
- Tight cluster of upright branches
- Plant Habit
- Horizontal
- Stem Habit
- Well Branched
- Internodal Distance
- short
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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