Begonia plant named Chantilly

#The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cultivar of Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia hiemalis, Fotsch, and known by the cultivar name Chantilly.

#The new cultivar was discovered by me as a seedling from a controlled crossing of B. tuberhybrida, Mikkelsen Seedling No. 84-613-5, as the seed parent with B. socotrana, Mikkelsen Seedling No. 84-1019-6, as the pollen parent.

#Asexual reproduction by stem and/or leaf cuttings by me at Ashtabula, Ohio, has reproduced the unique features of the new cultivar through successive propagations.

#The accompanying colored photograph illustrates in perspective view the overall appearance of Chantilly, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in a colored reproduction of this type.

#The following is a detailed description of my new Begonia cultivar based on plants produced under commercial practices in Ashtabula, Ohio, under greenhouse conditions. The photograph was taken in early June, 1986, and color references are made to the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

#Parentage:

#A controlled cross between B. tuberhybrida, Mikkelsen Seedling No. 84-613-5.times.B. socotrana, Mikkelsen Seedling No. 84-1019-6.