B. ‘Bertha McGregor’

Rex begonias form one of the most brilliant and regal of all foliage plants and a very popular hybrid is "Bertha McGregor", pictured on the cover through the courtesy of the Lewis Begonia Gardens of Rivera. Mr. Robinson's description of this plant reads: "Most majestic upright grower. leaves large. almost palmate center and edges olivaceous black. large long blotches of tea green and irregular spots running out at ends of points."

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rex Cultorum
• Date of Origin: 1892