B. ‘Bangles’

No. 610 - Begonia (B. dregei X B. olbia) 'Bangles’. Thick-stemmed, not jointed, brittle, the mature stem of this begonia reaches 24 to 30"; originated by Thelma O'Reilly, 10942 Sunray Place, La Mesa, CA 92041, in 1969, the plant first bloomed in 1970, and was first distributed in 1972. The leaves are olive-green with copper highlights on upper side; wine-red underside; asymmetrical, long pointed leaf tip; 3 x 6"; margin slightly cut, incised; texture velvet with satiny sheen, slightly hairy; 7 nerved; petioles slender, green, with a channel on upper side; stipules elongated, pointed, thin, light green. Flowers are white, delicately tinted green, shaped like bangles (earrings), long hanging; ½”, large ovary; petals male 2, female 5, one small; arranged in hanging clusters on 1 ½-2" stem; everblooming. Resembles plant grown for many years as B. olbia, often referred to as the "maple-leafed begonia". Originator made cross to prove her allegation that the so-called maple-leaf begonia was a hybrid. Registered July 27, 1977.
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• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Thick Stem
• Origin: America, USA
• Originator: Thelma O’Reilly
• Date of Origin: 1969