A new and distinct cultivar of begonia plant named ‘BEGO 520’, characterized by its compact and mounded plant habit; freely basal branching habit; relatively small leaves; and numerous flowers that are soft orange in color.

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   PP19653
Priority
Jul 27 2007
Filed
Jul 27 2007
Issued
Jan 20 2009
Expiry
Jul 31 2027
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4 days
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1. A new and distinct begonia plant named ‘BEGO 520’ as illustrated and described.

Botanical designation: Begonia×tuberhybrida×Begonia×sutherlandii.

Cultivar denomination: ‘BEGO 520’.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia×tuberhybrida×Begonia×sutherlandii, commercially known as hybrid tuberose Begonia, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘BEGO 520’.

The new Begonia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Hann. Münden, Germany. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new freely branching hybrid tuberose Begonia cultivars with small leaves and numerous flowers.

The new Begonia originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in June, 2001 of a proprietary selection of Begonia×tuberhybrida identified as code number Sru 23/373, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unidentified selection of Begonia sutherlandii, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Begonia was discovered and selected by the Inventor from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Hann. Münden, Germany during the summer of 2002.

Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia by cuttings in a controlled environment in Hann. Münden, Germany since the fall of 2002, has shown that the unique features of this new Begonia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

The cultivar BEGO 520 has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘BEGO 520’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘BEGO 520’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Begonia:

Plants of the new Begonia differ from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:

Plants of the new Begonia differ from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:

Plants of the new Begonia can also be compared to plants of the cultivar Helene Harms, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Hann. Münden, Germany, plants of the new Begonia differed from plants of the cultivar Helene Harms in the following characteristics:

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Begonia, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Begonia.

The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘BEGO 520’ grown in a container.

The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up view of typical flowers of ‘BEGO 520’.

In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Plants used for the aforementioned photograph and following observations and measurements were grown in Ogden, Utah in 15.25-cm containers and under commercial practice in a polycarbonate-covered greenhouse during the spring and summer. During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 24° C., night temperatures averaged 21° C. and light levels were about 4,000 foot-candles. Plants used for the photograph and the description were about two months from planting.

Heins, Christine

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11032987, Oct 31 2019 Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH Begonia hybrid ‘green leaf white 1605-01T1’
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