Begonia triomphe de lemoine

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
	Begonia >	triomphe de lemoine >

If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!

Read about Begonia triomphe de lemoine in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Begonia triomphe de lemoine (B. socotrana x B. Roeslii. St. herbaceous, spreading, then erect and branching into numerous flowering branches: Lvs. large, coriaceous, orbicular, somewhat oblique, margins slightly cenerous, 6 in. diam.: fls. in dichotomous cymes from axils of lvs., rose-carmine, female fls. exceedingly rare, males very profuse, plant resembling a large bouquet when in full bloom. G.F. 2:557.—Intro. by Lemoine in 1887. Retains its fls. after they are withered, a rare occurrence in begonias. Another hybrid from the same parent is Triomphe de Nancy, with fls. rich yellow in the center, double, and the outer petals of a paler hue.—Intro. 1888. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

w:Begonia triomphe de lemoine. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Begonia triomphe de lemoine QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.