Begonia (Cheimantha Group) 'Gloire de Lorraine' (T)

RHS Plant Profile

begonia 'Gloire de Lorraine'

Other common names

Christmas begonia, Lorraine begonia

Begonia 'Gloire de Lorraine', Begonia × cheimantha 'Gloire de Lorraine'

Family: Begoniaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Genus: Begonia can be annuals, evergreen or deciduous perennials or shrubs, with fibrous, tuberous or rhizomatous roots and usually asymmetrical leaves, often strikingly patterned, and small or large flowers, both male and female in the same cluster
Name Status: Accepted
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Tuberhybrida begonias are bushy tuberous perennials with glossy leaves and usually double flowers in small clusters in summer; most are dormant in winter