B. ‘Irish Coffee’

Begonia 'Irish Coffee' No. 825-Begonia 'Inglewood' x 'Helene Jaros' 'Irish Coffee' Rhizomatous with creeping rhizome. Copper-coffee-colored, 4" x 3", cleft, elongated star leaves are succulent, 5 veined, glabrous except for ciliate margins. Petioles are hairy and red-dotted; stipules, chartaceous. Pink, 2-tepaled, I" flowers with red-speckled ovaries on females are borne above the foliage in winter in forked cymes on 10"-12" peduncles. The succulent, twisting copper leaves make the cultivar easily recognizable. Originated by Kit Jeans (address above) in 1978; first bloomed in 1979; first distributed in 1980. Tested by Elaine Ross, 2113 Walker Drive, Westlake, LA 70669. Registered July 22, 1980.
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• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Kit Jeans
• Date of Origin: 1980