B. U093

Purchased by Martin Johnson during a trip to the Philippines in the area of Mount Banahao. Flowers are fragrant and profuse and everblooming under the right conditions. Shrub-like; stems green, lenticellate, with scattered white-to-red villi which disappear on lower section as plant ages; leaves ovate, acuminate, shallowly cordate, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", slightly puckered upper leaf surface is olive green with silver overlay and scattered light red, short hairs, green veins become red as veins mature, green under surface is flushed red with raised, red veins and light red hairs overall, 7-8 nerved, marginally ciliate, finely red edged; stipules persistent, pale green, sometimes flushed pink, 1/2" - 3/4", setiferous, keeled; petioles 2-3", green flushed red with white-red scattered villi; staminate flowers satiny, blush pink with 4 tepals, 2 ovate and 2 narrow, rarely opening, 3.'4" x 1/2"; pistillate flowers 1 1/2", 5 satiny, blush pink tepals, 1 tepal narrow and occasionally missing, contrasting bright rose-pink ovary has 3 wings of equal size; peduncles are green flushed pink with occasional villi, pedicels are bright pink. Flowers are fragrant and profuse, everblooming under ideal conditions. B. U093 is identical to B. U085. It shares an interesting relationship with B. U059; it is also grown under the following labels: B. U059, B. U085, B. U092, and 'Pinkie.' For additional information see Begonian Jan-Feb 1988, pp. 25-26. (1988: 25; 1988: 81; 1989: 81 cover, 84, 85, 86; 1990: 139, = B. U059 and B. U085.)

• Classification: Unknown
• Plant Type: Shrub-like
• Origin: Asia, The Philippines
• Date of Origin: 1980