Probably 'Lana'

No, too short and compact to be a Superba, and 'Lana' supposed to have rose-red flowers. I think this is either an old cross or a very new one. I have some of the Japanese books, they are all color photographs, maybe I can find a hint there.

Leaf shape looks like Lana but I don't know enough about the bloom color to say. My Lana blooms are not red but a darker pink than what you show in this photo.

When you say short and compact, what are you growing it in? Pot size can make a huge difference.

Hope you can find an answer but I kind of doubt it. I see so many hybrids that look so similar to others that it makes me wonder if the grower had a batch of seedlings and kept the most of them and named the strongest one and gave away cuttings of all the siblings?

The cane above is for sale at our local nursery again, the label says B. cocinea, but it can not be that cane which is Brazilian with 'red' flowers and unmarked leaves. It sounds like a cane which would be unmistakable. The one I bought last year is huge but not blooming; however, the nursery plants (or plantlets) are blooming and I bought a small one just to study it as it has but two large leaves, but a small cluster of 3 pink blooms alongside them. The label says BloomIQ.com is the distributor. All the other little plantlets are blooming, makes me wonder what they feed them . . .

I agree, it looks nothing like coccinea and its hybrids.

And the world still goes on...

Looks just like 'Sophie Cecile' to me.

Yes, I thought that at first but 'Sophie' almost defines the Superba type, as she or it heads for the sky and takes a lot of pinching to make it somewhat compact, plus its reputation is that of a very shy bloomer. I was able to make one bloom some years ago but there were only two small clusters. This other looks very full as it grows, I haven't pinched it but did cut it back and it still looks very full and what they call 'well grown', all on its own. But not a bloom yet and it has been outside all summer just where it grew last year.

I hope you find out for sure. I'd like to get one myself. I love my Sophie though.

I think Sophie is a lot more cut (incised) than the photo at the top. I also read that Sophie is a very shy bloomer. Here is a photo of Sophie on the ABS site. I hope the ABS makes sure of most of their photos before posting.

http://www.begonias.org/greenhouse/images/Sophie%20Cecile.jpg

Here is a cane I bought nearly 40 years ago that looks more like Sophie.

Now I'm wondering. I bought a 'Sophie Cecile' years ago. The original grew like a weed to 4' or more. I don't recall it ever blooming. I now have about 5 plants from cuttings and division. My best one is in the photo below. Am I correct in assuming this is Sophie? I hope I'm not hijacking. Let me know if so.

Kyle, that definitely looks close enough to be Sophie or her kissing cousin.

Thanks, hc! Good to know!

I bought a plant from a begonia grower on eBay. Robeham. It was a Brad Thompson hybrid called Lady Mc Elderry. It looks similar to this but it has a darker reverse. Has never bloomed for me . Almost lost it this past spring and I was able to save one piece of it .

My Sophie Cecile is a lot greener than the pictured plant. The pictured plant looks more like Lana, because it's more of an olive green .