Cultivar
B. ‘Joe Bond’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Joe Bond’
- Originator
- Gordon Lepisto
- Date of Origin
- 1975
- Place
- St. Paul, Mn.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Female Parent
- B. versicolor
- Male Parent
- B. ‘John Blais’
- ABS No
- 512
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B76 a155; The Begonian, Oct 1975;
- Article References
- The Begonian (43) May 1976, p. 135-137;
- Photo References
- The Begonian, Oct 1975;
Plant
- Description
- No. 512 - Begonia (B. versicolor X B. 'John Blais') 'Joe Bond' Originated by Gordon Lepisto (address above) in 1973, first bloomed and distributed in 1974, this large, rex begonia with ovate, oblique leaves, under 9" long, is a compact, creeping-rhizome type, sparsely covered with fine red hair, non-spiral. The plant flowers periodically year-round and likes warmth and more than average humidity. The light pink flowers, 1 5/8” diameter, are in a cluster of 3 to 5 flowers on the top of 7" to 9" stem. The leaves have irregular texture, puberulent, (red); margins are denticulate, ciliate, slight crested. The veins are dark-red near center to light-green; petioles are under 7", covered with red hair. The overall color of the leaves is light green, flushed-pink along center and veins with pink spots along edge. Registered September 29, 1975.
- Stem Type
- Upright
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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