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Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery'
Little Brother Montgomery Begonia
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Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' Morphology
About Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery'
Little Brother Montgomery is an upright, jointed rhizomatous begonia hybrid with leaves mixing blackish-brown and silver tones, highlighted by a red flush where each leaf blade meets its petiole (the umbo). Its distinctive dark, textured foliage and modest size have kept it a favourite among rhizomatous begonia collectors for decades.
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Before You Buy
Species-specific things to check when evaluating a listing
- Confirm leaf colouring mixes blackish-brown and silver tones with a red flush concentrated at the umbo (where blade meets petiole), not spread evenly across the leaf
- Check the rhizome is jointed and upright, not a low creeping form; that's this cultivar's stated growth habit
- Don't expect a strongly visible vein pattern; venation is described as subtle and largely obscured by the dark leaf colouring
- No tracked median price or market trend data yet, so treat a listed price as one seller's asking figure rather than a confirmed market rate
- Mature size stays small to medium (20-35 cm); be wary of listings implying an unusually large specimen under this name
A Name Borrowed From Jazz
Little Brother Montgomery carries the name of the New Orleans jazz pianist and singer Eurreal 'Little Brother' Montgomery, though nothing in the plant's own record explains the choice beyond the name itself. What's documented is the foliage: blackish-brown and silver tones mixed across an asymmetrical ovate leaf, with a red flush concentrated at the umbo, the joint where blade meets petiole. It stays a small plant by begonia standards, topping out around 20-35cm, and its venation is described as subtle enough to be largely obscured by the dark colouring, worth knowing before expecting a vein pattern that isn't really the plant's selling point.
