B. ‘Alva Graham’

No. 507 - Begonia (B. olsoniae X B. Brazil Species #4) 'Alva Graham' Originated by Belva Kusler (address above) in 1969, first bloomed in 1970 and distributed in 1973, this shrub-like, hairy-leaved plant has 12" mature stem height and has compact growth with satin green leaves, ivy-green above and wine-red below, having transversely broadly-elliptic basal lobes overlapped, shortly acuminate, 5 x 5 ½”; texture coriaceous with satin sheen and pilose; margin entire undulate; H nerves palmate, evident; petioles round, pubescent, 3 ½”; stipules ovate, keeled, 1 – 1 ½”, at first pale green, soon marcescent. White flowers, with red hairs on back of male tepals which have a circular and narrowly elliptical shape; blooms year-round, 4 - 2" petals on male blossoms and 3 to 6 - 2 x 1 ¾” petals on female blossoms, on 3 ½ to 7" stem; compound dichasium, erect arrangement. Registered August 30, 1975.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Shrub-like
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Belva Nelson Kusler
• Date of Origin: 1969