Cultivar
B. ‘Sonya’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Sonya’
- Originator
- Barbara Rowe Philip
- Date of Origin
- 1977
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Place
- Santa Barbara, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Female Parent
- B. Un-named rex cv.
- Male Parent
- B. Un-named rex cv.
- ABS No
- 716
- Publication Reference
- ABS; Begonian 46:216. 1979; The Begonian, May-Jun 1980;
- Photo References
- The Begonian, May-Jun 1980;
Plant
- Description
- No. 716-Begonia (unnamed B. rex cultivar x unnamed B. rex cultivar) ‘Sonya’ Rex· Cultorum group. Leaves are maroon-purple with a very faint silver band, cordate with subentire margin, 9" X 6"; surface satiny, rough; 12-veined; petioles about 7". Flowers are white, 1¼" x 3¾", with 4 male and 4 female tepals and 9"-10" peduncle, blooming in early fall. Originated in 1977 by Barbara Rowe Philip (address above); first bloomed in 1977, first distributed in 1979. Registered October 17, 1978, by Rudolf Ziesenhenne.
- Stem Type
- Rhizome
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
Culture
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