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Cultivar

B. ‘Lorn’

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Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Lorn’
Originator
Mickey Meyer
Date of Origin
1976
Publication Date
1986
Place
Tathra, NSW.
Country
Australia
Region
Asia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. pustulata
Male Parent
B. masoniana
ABS No
897
AABS No
4
Publication Reference
ABS;B86 a108;B86 d108
Article References
The Begonian (53) July 1986, p. 108.

Plant

Description
Begonia 'Lorn' No. 897-Begonia pustulata x masoniana 'Lorn' Rhizomatous with green marked silver, round-ovate, acuminate leaves. Measuring 41/2" x 31/3", the leaf blades have green edges streaking inward irregularly into the silver ground. The surface is rough and pustulate and the margin slightly serrate and ciliate. Two-tepaled white male and female flowers are few and small. Originated in 1976 by Mickey Meyer (address above); first bloomed in 1977; first distributed in 1977. Registered May 9, 1986.
Plant Spread
500mm
Plant Height
Low, 300mm
Stem Type
rhizome
Stem Habit
creeping

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No recorded descendants.

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