B. 'Marguerite Bruant'

Same cross as Abel Carriere by Svahn, propagator for Bruant. Of this cross, Marguerite Bruant was #10.

Leaves of medium size, fine form, ending in a sharp point, with a silvery-white drawing upon a meadow-green ground, its back of a tender rose. A vigorous plant, of very robust and rapid growth, forming pyramidal thickets with a very leafy base. A variety with a great prospect for summer massing or bedding.

The varieties of this new group of begonias do not yet show great differences from one another; they all have matte silvery-white leaves with green veins, but otherwise completely the habit of Begonia discolor (grandis), and should presumably be just as suitable as the parent species for planting in shady or partially shady flower beds. Without a doubt, this new group of begonias can be significantly improved by crossbreeding in two directions: firstly, with regard to leaf markings, and secondly, with regard to flowers.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rex Cultorum
• Origin: Europe, Belgium
• Originator: Svahn
• Date of Origin: 1876