Cultivar
B. ‘Carolina Moon’
Photos
2 photos
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Carolina Moon’
- Originator
- Kit Jeans
- Date of Origin
- 1977
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Place
- Johnsonville
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Rex Cultorum
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Elda Haring’
- Male Parent
- B. acetosa
- ABS No
- 718
- Publication Reference
- ABS; Begonian 46:217. 1979; The Begonian, Sep 1979;
Plant
- Description
- A rex begonia with bullate silvery coloured leaves.; No. 718-Begonia (B. 'Elda Haring' x B. acetosa) 'Carolina Moon' Rex Cultorum group; rhizomatous. Leaves are silvery pink, cordate, 4" X 6", with glabrous, slightly puckered surface and ciliate margin; 6 to 7 veined; petioles red, hairy, 6"-8"; stipules red, chartaceous. Flowers are two-toned pink, of typical B. rex shape, 1"-1 ¼" with 4 male and 4 female tepals and 4"-8" peduncle, blooming in spring. Unusual parentage has produced a begonia distinguished by a more bullate leaf and silvery coloring than on the seed parent and with the more rounded shape of the pollen parent; growth is reminiscent of the pollen parent. Originated in 1977 by Kit Jeans (address above), first bloomed in 1979. Registered July 14, 1979.
- Stem Type
- Rhizome
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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