B. ‘Samson’

Begonia "Samson" is a cross between macdougalli and barkeri. This plant was named almost before it was out of the seed jar. Samson was a big man and Begonia "Samson," by necessity, is a. big begonia. It had to be large because both of its parents are large. The seed parent, B. macdougalli, has a leaf that is completely palmately divided and held aloft by a petiole reaching 24 to 36 inches in length. The bloom stalk on it in its native Mexico climbs to a height of ten feet or more. The pollen parent was a B. barkeri that has had its round leaves over 36 inches in diameter. "Samson's" leaf, which is neither round nor divided all the way, but is cleft half. its length, will spread out about twenty-four inches across. The leaves of both parents are an unmarked green and so are "Samson's." - Don Horton
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• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Don Horton
• Date of Origin: 1952