Cultivar
B. ‘Whirlwind’
Photos
1 photo
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Whirlwind’
- Originator
- Leslie Woodriff
- Date of Origin
- 1977
- Place
- McKinleyville, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rhizomatous
- Female Parent
- B. strigillosa
- Male Parent
- B. ‘Bokit’
- ABS No
- 609
- Publication Reference
- ABS; B77 a306; B87 r098; The Begonian, Jan-Feb 1983;
- Article References
- The Begonian (44) Nov 1977, p. 306-309;
- Photo References
- The Begonian, Jan-Feb 1983;
Plant
- Description
- No. 609 - Begonia (B. strigillosa X B. 'Bokit') 'Whirlwind' B. 'Whirlwind' is a rhizomatous plant with distinctive foliage, having colorful, bright medium-green leaves with a maze of reddish and brown marks, somewhat heart shaped with asymmetric pointed leaf-tip and wedge-shaped sinus; 4 x 5”; margin serrulate, fine-haired; texture medium, sheen, nerves 6:8; petioles 8-12"; stipules pale green, ½”, one long hair at tip. Flowers white, flushed pink; typical shape; ½ x ¼”, 2 male, 2 female petals; arranged on panicle on 8-12" stem; late spring bloom. Registered July 27, 1977.
Lineage
2 descendants
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
2 recorded children
As female parent
2
Male parent: B. ‘Baby Dress’
Male parent: B. ‘Baby Dress’
As male parent
0
No children recorded with this plant as the male parent.
Culture
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