B. ‘Longigreen’

Begonia “Longigreen” is a primary hybrid produced at the Bali Botanic Garden, completed in 2013
and developed through crossbreeding between the Begonia “Silver Queen” collection plant (TT 42)
as the female parent and B. longifolia (TT4) as the male parent. After pollination, the fruit is set and
ripened 135 days after fertilization. This variety features are erect stem, stem color red-greenish.
Plant height average 70,33 cm and canopy width average 47,67 cm. Leaf type single, leaf shape
ellips, leaf tip acuminate, upper leaf color Green N 137 A, bottom leaf color Greyed Purple 187 A.
Flower type single, female flower color white, with 6 tepals. Male flower color white. The
characteristics that distinguish this hybrid from its parent plants include an elliptical leaf shape,
shallow leaf notches, Green 137 A coloration on the upper leaf surface, Greyed Purple 187 A on the
bottom leaf surface, single flowers White 155 D (figure. 2 (4)). Begonia “Longigreen” has been
registered and certified as a new plant variety under the registration number 377/PVHP/2016 from the
Center for Plant Variety Protection and Licensing Agriculture (PPVTPP), the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rex Cultorum
• Origin: Asia, Indonesia
• Originator: E Hendriyani, I M Ardaka, I N Lugrayasa, T Warseno and H M Siregar
• Date of Origin: 2013