B. ‘Vena Red’

Crossing between B. varipeltata as female parental and B. fenicis as male parental resulted Begonia
“Vena Red”. After pollination, the fruit is set and ripened 69 days after fertilization. The fruit
harvested and seed planted for germination. The seed germinated 24 days after sown. The seedling
grown and observed for F1 mass selection. This variety has erect stem, glabrous and stem color red
purplish with lighted spot. Leaf type single, leaf shape ovate, leaf tip acuminate. Upper leaf has three
color, basic color Greyish Olive Green NN 137 A, secondary color strong Yellowish Green NN 144
A and tertiary color Moderate Red N 34 A. Bottom leaf has two color, primary color reddish green
and secondary color red. Flower type single, female flower color Very Pale Purple 73 D with 5 tepals.
Male flower color Very Pale Purple 73 D with 4 tepals. The attractive character of Begonia “Vena
Red” (figure. 2(6)) are: stem reddish purple with bright spot, upper leaf Greyish Olive Green NN 137
A with Strong Yellowish Green NN 144 in the middle and Moderate Red N 34 A in the edge. Begonia
“Vena Red” is registered on the Center for Plant Variety Protection and Licensing Agriculture
(PPVTPP), the Ministry of Agriculture by No. 721/PVHP/2019.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Unknown
• Origin: Asia, Indonesia
• Originator: E Hendriyani, I M Ardaka, I N Lugrayasa, T Warseno and H M Siregar
• Date of Origin: 2019