Species
B. metallica
Photos
5 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. metallica
- Author
- W. G. Smith, Fl. Mag. (London)
- Publication Date
- 1876
- Date of Origin
- 1869
- Place
- cult.?
- Country
- Brazil, Mexico ?
- Region
- America
- Section
- Pritzelia
- Chr 2n
- 56
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Synonyms and Comments
- Possibly a cultivar? Introduced from Bahia Brazil by Bowman in 1869? species/hybrid;
- Reference
- Fl. Mag. (London) :pl. 197. 1876.—Weber & Dress, Baileya 16:124, pl. 4. 1968; 2002,88; JGSL9/08;
- Article References
- The Gardeners' chronicle, v. 5, 1876;
- Photo References
- JBS, Begonias :27. 1980; Murotani, Begonia in Colour :138. 1983; Begonian 76:149. 2009; Exotica - Pictorial Encyclopedia of Indoor plants; Begonias, Misono 1974: 92(140);
Plant
- Description
- The Gardeners' chronicle, v. 5, 1876 B. metallica: The subject of the illustration on the opposite page, Begonia metallica (fig. 74), is a native of Bahia, from whence it was introduced about 1869 into the garden of W. W. Saunders, Esq., Hillfield, through the late Mr. Bowman. It requires stove treatment, and grows with moderate freedom, flowering in the summer for four or five months. Its leaves are of a shaded greenish bronzy hue, glossy, and covered with hairs, and the flowers are of a rosy pink tint. It belongs to the B. erecta multiflora section, and has proved a good and useful plant for table decoration. It was shown before the Floral Committee on September I last by Mr. Croucher, grower to J. T. Peacock, Esq., Sudbury House, Hammersmith, and deservedly gained the coveted award of a First-class Certificate. We are indebted to Mr. B. S. Williams, of Holloway, who will distribute the plant in May next, for the use of the accompanying illustration.
- Growth Type
- Bushy
- Plant Habit
- Erect
- Plant Height
- Medium 1m
- Other Features
- Hairy
Lineage
28 descendants
Parents
No parentage recorded.
Possibly a cultivar? Introduced from Bahia Brazil by Bowman in 1869? species/hybrid;
Descendants
28 recorded children
As female parent
12
Male parent: B. gehrtii
Male parent: B. ‘Gigantea’
Male parent: B. gehrtii
Male parent: B. gehrtii
Male parent: B. U062
Male parent: B. hispida var. cucullifera
Male parent: B. unknown
Male parent: B. ‘Duchartrei’
Male parent: B. U062
Male parent: B. unknown
Male parent: B. unknown
As male parent
16
Female parent: B. scharffii
Female parent: B. scharffii
Female parent: B. scharffiana var. scharffiana
Female parent: B. imperialis var. imperialis
Female parent: B. paleata
Female parent: B. paleata
Female parent: B. ‘Magdalene Madsen’
Female parent: B. ‘Magdalene Madsen’
Female parent: B. imperialis var. imperialis
Female parent: B. paleata
Female parent: B. tomentosa var. tomentosa
Female parent: B. echinosepala var. echinosepala
Female parent: B. echinosepala var. echinosepala
Female parent: B. echinosepala var. echinosepala
Female parent: B. scharffiana var. scharffiana
Female parent: B. scharffiana var. scharffiana
Culture
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