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Cultivar

B. ‘Brown Twist’

Identity

Genus
Begonia
Name
B. ‘Brown Twist’
Originator
Leslie Woodriff
Date of Origin
1977
Place
McKinleyville, Ca.
Country
USA
Region
America
Plant Type
Rhizomatous
Female Parent
B. ‘Bowtique’
Male Parent
B. ‘Tiger Kitten’
ABS No
621
Publication Reference
B78 a083; ABS
Article References
The Begonian (45) March 1978, p. 83-84.

Plant

Description
No. 621 - Begonia (B. 'Bowtlque' X B. 'Tiler Kitten') 'Brown Twist' This rhizomatous plant with distinctive foliage has striking color combination of brown and chartreuse on unusual leaf shape. Leaves curly, twisted, spiraled, asymmetrical; 9 x 6.5 cm (3 ½ x 2 ½”); margin slightly cut, serrate; texture firm, smooth; nerves 5; petioles reddish; stipules green. Flowers whitish pink; 2 - 1" male, female petals; arranged in a panicle on 12" stem; blooms in spring and early summer. Originated and under propagation by Leslie Woodriff, 1100 Griffith Rd., McKinleyville, CA 95821; year developed, first bloomed, distributed not shown. Registered Aug. 28, 1977.

Lineage

Parents

Female parent

Male parent

B. ‘Tiger Kitten’

Unresolved

Descendants

No recorded descendants.

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