B. ‘Red Kilt’

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ID 4280
DescriptionBegonia 'Red Kilt' No. 899-Begonia 'Sir Percy' x unknown 'Red Kilt' Rhizomatous with erect rhizomes and showy wine-colored, smooth, semi glossy 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" leaves with sparsely serrate margin and 5 main veins. Pink flowers rise high above the plant on 7" peduncles from late winter to summer. The male flowers have 2 tepals and the females 4. Originated in 1974 by Mickey Meyer (address above); first bloomed in 1976; first distributed in 1977. Tested by Hazel Burley, Queensland, Australia. Registered May 9, 1986.
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