Cultivar

B. ‘John R.’

Photos

3 photos

Identity

Genus: Begonia
Name: B. ‘John R.’
Originator: Louise Schwerdtfeger
Date of Origin: 1952
Place: Santa Barbara, Ca.
Country: USA
Region: America
Plant Type: Rhizomatous
Female Parent: B. glandulosa
Male Parent: B. thiemei
ABS No: 38
Publication Reference: ABS; B53 a266; crc-p; The Begonian, Mar 1978;
Article References: Beg.45:73 Mar,1978;
Photo References: The Begonian, Mar 1978; The Begonian, Nov 1955;

Plant

Description: B. 'John R’ (1952) (B. macdougallii x B. hidalgensis) A rhizomatous begonia with shiny, smooth, bright leaves; the petioles are lightly covered with brown tomentum. It may become a large specimen with leaves approximately 8 x 10 inches. White flowers are borne well above the foliage.

Lineage

1 descendants

Parents

Female parent

B. glandulosa

Male parent

B. thiemei

Ancestry tree

B. ‘John R.’

Female parent

B. glandulosa

B. dayi hort. Begonian 14:174, pl. 183. 1947.; B. nigrovenia hort. Linden ex W. J. Hooker, Bot. Mag. 87:pl. 5256. 1861.; B. hidalgensis L. B. Smith & B. G. Schubert, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 40:241, pl. 1b–g. 1950. ; B. nigrovenia Regel, Gartenfl. 16:163, pl. 456. 1867.; B. pinetorum A. de Candolle. 1859, Sphalmate.

Male parent

B. thiemei

B. macdougallii R. Ziesenhenne. 1947.; B. macdougallii var. purpurea; B. purpurea hort;

Descendants

1 recorded children

As female parent

B. ‘Bright Eyes’

Male parent: B. ‘Rogue’

As male parent

No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.

Culture

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