B. ‘Raquel Wood’

No. 385 - Begonia (B. 'Bow Nigra' x B. manicata aureo-maculata) 'Raquel Wood' Belva N. Kusler, address above, originated and distributed this medium-leaved rhizomatous in 1961, which first bloomed in 1962 and named in Jan. 1967 The Begonian 34: 12. Leaves are ovate, oblique, apex sharp acute, base cut lobes overlapped, 4 x 21/2", pine green above with chocolate at margin and between veins, below cardinal red; margin dentate, ciliate, weakly undulate; texture chartaceous, shining; veins palmate, evident; petioles terete, scabrous with red hairs, cuffed at attachment, 21/2"; stipules triangular, hair-pointed, marcescent. Flowers dark-pink to rose-red, late winter and spring. Registered Oct. 9, 1973.
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• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Belva Nelson Kusler
• Date of Origin: 1973