B. ‘Rupe’

Hybridized by Ruperobe (the abbreviation of Ruth Roman & Peter Paul van den Berg) from The Netherlands. Registration applied for on May 21, 2024 and approved on September 29, 2024.

This charming cane-like cultivar was developed in 2022 by planned hybridization and first bloomed in spring 2024. It's ca. 40 cm tall and ca. 80 cm wide when mature. The maroon stipules are ca. 20 × 10 mm and the maroon petiole is ca. 3.5 cm long. The oval leaf blade is ca. 12 × 5 cm with a cordate base that sometimes has slightly overlapped lobes, a serrate and ciliate margin, and an acuminate apex. The upper leaf surface is deep olive green (red when young) with silver spots and blotches, and a narrow silver margin. The lower leaf surface is maroon. Just a few light pink flowers are produced on a ca. 2 cm long stalk in spring, and the ovary of the female flower is pink.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Shrub-like
• Origin: Europe, The Netherlands
• Originator: Ruperobe
• Date of Origin: 2022