B. ‘Silver Pebbles’

Begonia 'Silver Pebbles' No. 819-Begonia imperialis x 'Pink Pearl' 'Silver Pebbles' Rhizomatous with distinctive foliage. Somewhat large, 8" x 7", shallowly 7-lobed "star" leaves are silvery pustulate on clear green and very slightly puckered along some of the 9 veins, which are green and deeply indented above, flushed red beneath; the margin is narrowly green-banded and red-serrulate. Young leaves show a fine hair in each pore. Petioles are red-hairy; stipules green flecked with red. Pale pink flowers are like those of B. imperialis in form, as are the capsules, and are borne on erect 7" peduncles in summer (in Australia). Male flowers are reported infertile, the buds either falling or maturing without stamens. Originated in 1974 by Hazel Burley (address above); first bloomed in 1975; first distributed in 1976. Tested by Bernard Yorke and Mickey Meyer (as above). Registered March 27, 1980.
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• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Origin: Asia, Australia
• Originator: Hazel Burley
• Date of Origin: 1974