The blooms are white with pink blushes.
B. 'Fannie Moser'
Robert, That's gorgeous. Lovely leaves and great shape.
The flowers are a bonus.
Jackie
Hey Susan and Jackie~
I found this as a 10" hanging basket with three plants in it. Of course, as soon as I got home, I transplanted it into the larger terra cotta pot so it could grow freely.
I hadn't ever heard of Fannie before, but she reminded me of one of my favorites, a cane begonia 'Sophie Cecile', the silver spots beguiling me like mad.
Fannie seems to be not so upright a grower, and I'm happy, cause, as I'm sure you know, Sophie can exceed 6 feet and--do I have that kind of room in the winter?--LOL.
Couldn't find much info on this on the net, so I'm thinking this is a relatively new hybrid.
R.
Around these parts, we can't usually find canes so I just unexpectedly found her in a shade house at a garden center in Northern Virginia last year. This year, at the same garden center, I found Sophie Irene which everyone thinks is really Sophie Cecile. If they had more varieties, I would have gotten them. Love those canes!
Susan
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kaleem
Robert,I thought this was an older hybrid but I didn't see it in the Thompson
Begonia book, unless I just overlooked it. So, assuming it is a newer hybrid.
Will google for it later.
Jackie
Robert, I couldn't find it either. Wasn't on the begonia.org or the absastro
site, unless I overlooked it. I asked Bonnie when I talked to her yesterday since she sells it but she didn't know the parentage or anything about it.
If I get some time, the last place to look would be in the index for each yr of the Begonian mag.
Jackie
Thanks Jackie.
R.
Jackie, there isn't much on the web about 'Fannie Mosser'. Four hits on Google Images and 2 are NC Farms and 2 are American Farms (I think one sells to the other). Just a web search yields 103 hits (several on eBay). It reminds me a lot of 'Little Miss Mummey' only Fannie looks to be bigger.
hcmcdole~
I agree with you re: Little Miss Mummey, there is a good bit of resemblance.
My plant had a tag from NC Farms Inc. and is listed on their site, but no background is given.
BTW, the blossom clusters get large on this one, maybe 5-6" across--just gorgeous!
R.
After seeing Raydio's pic, I had to have one. One of the prettiest I've seen in
a while.
Raydio, just making sure; in the pic the plant is in a pot isnt it? I couldnt see someone just planting a begonia in the ground. It's a beautiful plant.
Anaid~
Yes, the plant is in a 12-inch terra cotta pot. While I have only B. grandis var evansiana in the ground which returns with no problem, I think putting Begonias in the ground can be wonderful!
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/733149/
(Love the Rex in pic1). Several others in the seem to be in-ground as well.
Though most Beonias would be gone with winter here, their temporary luxury can be hedged by making cuttings early on, and by selecting hardier types. In your zone, your choices would outnumber those I have here, but PDN has a wonder new silver Begonia, hardy to 7b:
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/07819.html
Here's a couple other pix of Fannie Moser I've been meaning to add to the thread:
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Blossoms:
Ah........
Ahhhh. Very Nice!
Great pics Robert. I love this Begonia. Mine's in today, the tallest of the 5
I ordered. Doing the happy dance. lol
Patootie~
Yippee for you!
BTW--The potful above is now 18 inches tall and 36 inches wide. It just wows me everytime I look at it {pant-pant} !
R.
Robert, How much pinching did you do or does she tend to branch
on her own? I noticed the lovely full shape on your plant before I even
checked out the lvs.
Jackie
Correction to earlier post here.
Patootie~
I first thought that Fannie was self-breaking, but what was happening as the plant opened up as the branches lengthened and drooped, was that new sprout were coming from the base.
It doesn't look like my plants were ever pinched and I haven't done so as yet. The fullness is from upward growth and new vigorous sprouts filling in.
Maybe next season after I cut it back to renew in the spring.
R.
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I realize now that I completely misunderstood your meaning Anaid in Post #3882876. I see that you were talking about someone planting a Begonia as a "specimen" all by itself. I would think that would be a little forelorn-looking and strange, but might not be intolerable if it was a large-growing cane that could really fill out the area.
R.
Robert, I emailed Cheryl Lenert who operates the ABS bookstore. I asked
her if she had any publication that would shed some light on Fannie's
parentage. She couldn't find it anywhere and she asked someone
she considers an expert and they couldn't help. She will ask around at
the big convention coming up soon.
Something interesting she shared with me is if the hybridizer didn't
register this hybrid, that would account for the lack of info.
Will let you know when I hear from her.
Jackie
I just love the begonia forum.................thanks
Anaid..................you are in San Antonio...........2 hours from me............you ought to really be able to grow begonias there...................the canes are so happy in the fall and in the spring.........sometimes the summers are too hot for them to bloom much....................but they cheer up in a hurry with cooler weather.