Cultivar

B. ‘Calico Kew’

Photos

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Genus: Begonia
Name: B. ‘Calico Kew’
Originator: Byron Martin
Date of Origin: 1979
Place: Danielson, Connecticut
Country: USA
Region: America
Plant Type: Shrub-like
Female Parent: B. goegoensis
Male Parent: B. chlorosticta
ABS No: 736
Publication Reference: ABS; B80 a020; B00 r171; The Begonian, Sep 1980;
Article References: Begonian 46:271. 1979;
Photo References: Begonian 46:271. 1979; Tebbitt, Begonias pl.46. 2005; The Begonian, Sep 1980; The Begonian, Nov 1979;

Description: A stunning, shrub-like begonia with strong stems and large shimmering leaves with myriads of bright pink flowers held high above the green, bronze and pink foliage.

Female parent

Male parent

Female parent

Etymology: after the type locality of Goegoe;

Male parent

Etymology: Greek chloro (green) and sticta (spotted) referring to the leaves; B. Ex Kew species; B. U038

No recorded descendants.

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