B. ‘Curly It’

Sport from the female parent. Begonia 'Curly It' No. 839-B. 'It' sport 'Curly It' Rhizomatous with erect stem, Rex Cultorum foliage, and compact habit. A double-spiraled form of the long-grown Woodriff cultivar B. 'It' (B. 'President' x socotrana), this new mutation has 6" x 4" light-green leaves with silver splotches, slightly serrate margin, slightly pustulate surface, and 6 main veins. Petioles are light green; stipules, pale pink. Pink 1 ½” x 1 ½”, 4-tepaled male and female flowers- similar to those of B. 'It'-ate borne on 10" peduncles the year round. Originated in 1979 by Leslie Woodriff, Fairyland Begonia Garden, 1100 Griffith Road, McKinleyville, CA 95521; first bloomed in 1979; first distributed in 1980. Published in Mildred L. Thompson and Edward J. Thompson, Begonias: The Complete Reference Guide, 1981, pp. 145, 297. Registered June 26, 1982.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rex Cultorum
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Leslie Woodriff
• Date of Origin: 1979