Cultivar
B. ‘Gigantea Carminea’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Gigantea Carminea’
- Originator
- Lemoine
- Date of Origin
- 1884
- Place
- France
- Country
- France
- Region
- Europe
- Plant Type
- Semperflorens
- Female Parent
- B. semperflorens
- Male Parent
- B. roezlii var. roezlii
- Publication Reference
- GG; WBHC-WW
- Article References
- The Garden, v. 35, 1889
Plant
- Description
- The Garden, v. 35, 1889 Various Begonias: A useful Begonia- This is a variety sent out by M. Lemoine, of Nancy, some years ago under the name of B. semperflorens gigantea carminea, and though it is general characters widely removed from B. semperflorens, it is a useful begonia for flowering during the winter months, or indeed at any other season, as it is almost perpetual blooming. In many respects it resembles the Mexican B. lynchiana, still met with occasionally under its original name of B. roezli. B. semperflorens gigantea carminea is, however, freer in growth than B. lynchiana – it naturally forms a bushier specimen than does the Mexican species, which is somewhat liable to run up tall and naked at the bottom. It is, however, a grand Begonia for the winter, producing its large bold heads of brightly colored blossoms well above the foliage, remarks which also apply with equal force to the hybrid variety. A good form of the pure white B. semperflorens is also very useful at this season, and to those who do not possess it I would say, save a pod or two of seed from the plant whose blooms are most promising, and it is very probable that when the seedlings flower you will be able to select one or two good distinct forms. This winter flowering class of Begonias certainly seems to be gaining in popularity, and no wonder, for they are very beautiful throughout the dull days of winter, and by no means require any very great amount of care and attention. The remarkably free blooming B. carrier with white blossoms is still in flower, while amongst the others the curious B. manicata stands out conspicuous. The blooms of this are not particularly showy, being small and of a pinkish tint, but they are borne in large heads and in the greatest profusion. One good plant will push up many flower spikes, but even in a mass they have a light and open appearance. B. nitida, with pinkish blossoms, and B. odorata, in which they are white, are also two of the very best, while the distinct B. Socotrana is valuable, not only for its own winter flowering qualities but also from the fact that it is one of the parents of that beautiful variety ‘John Heal’, which stands forth as one of the most successful hybrids yet obtained. -H. P.
Lineage
Parents
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Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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