Begonias are a favorite flower of both indoor and outdoor gardeners. Varieties like angel wing begonias and rex begonias make attractive houseplants thanks to their vividly patterned leaves, while wax ...

When you mention begonia many gardeners may conjure up an image of a wax leaf begonia or a dragon wing begonia but there are actually 1500 different species and many do well in our gardens. Wax leaf ...

Tuberous and wax begonias grace summer gardens as some of the most popular spring bedding and container plants available. If you grow a special begonia in your garden, you can keep it going for ten ...

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) are warm-season annuals with a long blooming period; the “semperflorens” part of the species name means “always flowering.” Another very useful characteristic ...

Add effortless color and attract pollinators to your garden with timeless, varied, easy-to-please begonia flowers.

QUESTION: I have a few questions regarding wax begonias. Some types have light-colored green leaves, and some have dark-colored bronze leaves. I'm assuming one prefers more sun or shade than the other ...

Quite often at this time of the year we don’t have to emphasize planting semperfloren (wax) begonias because so many survive the winter. But this winter, the freezing temperatures were low enough and ...

Gardeners either wax eloquently about the beauty and diversity of begonias, or throw them under the bus as temperamental and fussy prima donnas. There isn't a middle ground. But there’s no denying ...

The ornamental qualities of begonia species have fascinated and enticed gardeners for hundreds of years. The genus Begonia is large and diverse with an amazing number of uniquely beautiful species.

Every so often a new plant catches my eye, stopping me in my tracks at garden centers with their beauty. In truth, it happens more than I admit; like the dog distracted by squirrels, there are days ...