B. ‘Lucille Rolfe’

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ID 3049
Description No. 336-Begonia ('Manda's Wooly Bear' x 'White Semperflorens' and 'Red Lucerne') 'Lucille Rolfe' Developed in 1968, first bloomed in 1969, and first distributed in 1970, this showy cane, tall, shrubby, originated by Mickey Meyer, Yuppara St., Tathra, N.S.W. 2550, Australia, is available from her. The dark green leaf is oval, larger at top, 2 x 3 inches, with smooth margin and glossy texture, faintly wooly underneath. The petiole is short. It blooms almost all the year, on two inch stems at leaf nodes, small, freely arranged pink and white flowers in clusters; needs a loose, dry medium; will grow out-of-doors in sheltered place. Registered Jan. 19, 1973.
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