Thanks Ushadi, for wonderful summary of details. On Wed 3 Oct, 2018, 10:16 PM Ushadi Micromini, <[email protected]> wrote:
> wow thank you. > you see Rex : Begonia Rex-cultorum is a group of rex begonia hybrids, not > any one species. > and that this particular cultivar had no special name, in the label > > it was described as a group way back in 1920.. by Bailey, Liberty H. > Bailey > <https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0315.html> > > your showing us the label enhances our knowledge here about the rex > begonia hybrids > that are in cultivation and promotion by houseplant trades. > > Interesting label: in the right lower quadrant they show a whole bunch of > the rex begonia hybrids > all at once in their label, and say that country of origin : India. > > == > I know you will appreciate why i keep asking for labels > you see, i have known the rex cultivars mostly for their leaves > flowers tend to be secondary for the various botanical gardens and > awarding of prizes > please see this 2005 pdf article by RHS . > > https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/PDFs/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-bulletins/begonia-rex.pdf > > it shows mainly leaves of the various cultivars and how to judge them. > not flowers. > its also an interesting read, tells us the various hybrids that were made. > > also missouri bot garden > says this about rex begonias... > > http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b543 > i quote: > " *Noteworthy Characteristics* > > The Rex Cultorum group – whose members commonly are known as “rex > begonias” – is aptly named. These “kings” of the begonia world display > wildly varied leaves streaked, bordered, spotted, and splotched by many > colors. *They also flower, but usually the flowers are overshadowed by > the striking foliage. *Most rex begonias grow from a thickened stem > structure called a rhizome. They are not classed with other rhizomatous > begonias, however, because of their bold leaves and more exacting growing > requirements." end quote > === > > in final analysis > *Begonia Rex-cultorum is a group name* > not specifies level. > all rex es with spectacular leaves are that. > > i loved your entire rex show this month > and i have given here a short history of rex begonias and how each species > level id is not possible... > this would be useful for people with curiosity about begonias of rex > descent. > usha di > > > > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 6:35 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes Ushadi ! >> >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:56 AM Ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> can i see the label please >>> thank you >>> usha di >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 6:06 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Saroj ji >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Mon 1 Oct, 2018, 4:43 PM >>>> Subject: Begonia rex 'Cultrotum' >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, J.M. Garg < >>>> [email protected]>, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>, Mark Hughes >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Members, >>>> >>>> Location: Hong Kong Park >>>> Date: 15 August 2018 >>>> Elevation: 200 ft. >>>> Habit : Cultivated >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >> > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
