Cane-type begonias have been enjoying a renewed popularity over the last few years, and that should come as no surprise to any gardener lucky enough to find one at his or her local nursery. For those ...

It’s a steamy, lightly shaded situation we’re not used to seeing in Southern California. Shade cloth strung from structure to structure, and plants packed more tightly on benches than even your ...

Begonias are one of the largest groups of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species and more than 10,000 hybrids! One of the most popular types are cane begonias. With silvery spots on the foliage ...

We think we know begonias: those round waxen blobs with white or pink icing sold in six-packs; the speckled thing your grandmother grew or the gaudy plumed ornaments that thrive along the coast. But ...

The ever-popular waxleaf begonia is a workhorse bedding plant that also graces porch and patio containers during warm months in Texas. Equally easy to grow, but perhaps less-known, is another group of ...

Your grandmother might have grown begonias, but the cane begonia - commonly called angel wing begonia - is now in fashion, not old-fashioned. Especially in warm climates, where we can grow these ...

We are thankfully at the point where "begonia" doesn't automatically mean bedding or tuberous varieties. And there's a good reason for that. Growers are trying to keep up with the demand for an ...

The botanist who found begonias growing in Brazil and sent them home to France was a Franciscan monk called Charles Plumier. Yet it is not begonias that carry his name, but a completely different ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Begonias are one of the largest groups of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species and more than ...