B. ‘Posy Wahl’

No. 372 - Begonia (B. hydrocotylifolia x B. 'Lenore Olivier') 'Posy Wahl' Everblooming, with erect clusters of pink and white flowers, this tall cane was developed and first bloomed in 1967 and distributed in 1969 by Belva N. Kusler, R.R. 2, Siren, Wisconsin 54872. Name first appeared in The Begonian 38:95 April 1971. Leaves are broadly elliptic to sub-circular, base cordate, lobes overlapping, 8½ x 7 in.; margin entire, weakly undulate; texture coriaceous, glabrous, shining, above ivy green, below cardinal-red; veins palmate, evident; petioles terete, 2½", glabrous; stipules triangular, caducous; flowers pink, ovaries white; held erect on 6" stem in compound dichasium cyme. Registered Sept. 12, 1973.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Cane-like
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Belva Nelson Kusler
• Date of Origin: 1973