B. ('grandis 'Early Bird'' x U489)

"Although my long-term goal is to breed hardy begonias, with many of my crosses I'm finding lack of heat tolerance and poor summer performance to be the bigger issue in the short term. Many gardeners are willing to grow a plant for a single season as long as it grows well and looks nice--this is the basis of our entire annual plant industry! But no matter how beautiful, if it collapses or looks tired in the summer, it's just not worth growing, even if it's likely to survive the winter."

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: John Boggan
• Date of Origin: 2012