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Cultivar

B. ‘Barassi’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Barassi’
Originator
Bernard Yorke
Date of Origin
1977
Place
Brisbane, Qld.
Country
Australia
Region
Asia
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. ‘Roi’
ABS No
627
Publication Reference
B78;a083;ABS
Article References
The Begonian (45) March 1978, p. 83-84.

Plant

Description
No. 627 - Begonia (B. 'Roi' X B. heracleifolia nigricans) 'Barassi' Seed parent of this rhizomatous begonia is an unregistered seedling of B. 'Joe Hayden' by Mickey Meyer; it has olive green leaves, heavily patterned, dark brown along leaf incisions and netted between; star-shaped with major leaf incisions; 13 x 20 cm (5 x 8"); margin prickly; texture rough; 7-nerved; petioles 18 cm (7"). Originated by Bernard Yorke, address above, in 1976, the plant has not yet bloomed nor been distributed. Registered Sept. 28, 1977.

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No recorded descendants.

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