What is the difference between a cultivar and a hybrid?A hybrid is the result of cross-pollinating two plants with different DNA. Every seedling that grows from a cross is a hybrid – if multiple seedlings come from the same seed pod they are in fact the same...
HELP US FIND LOST HYBRIDSTo honor the hybridizers of the past, we want to find the following cultivars in order to propagate their cuttings, leaves, or stems. By doing this, ABS can then share these new ‘old’ plants with member’s collections. BEFORE YOU SHIP –...
The American Begonia Society is the International Registration Authority for the names and cultivars of begonias. See a list of registered cultivars. Read a brief history of cultivar registration. Hybridizers, register your worthy begonias! The below brochure on...
As time goes by, the Begonia cultivars of yesterday are slowly replaced by the cultivars of today in a never-ending process. The mission of The Hybrid Preservation Committee is to save the accomplishments of past hybridizers, as many of these begonias are ‘one...
