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 ...

Live plants can make for more interesting holiday arrangements, and this eye-catching begonia will steal the spotlight from ...

With over 1,800 species and hybrids, begonias are a staple plant in homes and gardens across the country. From the cane begonias with their delicate drooping blooms to the bold rex begonias with their ...

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 ...

Many houseplants offer attractive foliage. When it comes to drama, though, it’s difficult to top angel wing begonias. Angel wings—so called for the shape of foliage—are tropic perennials, though most ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Irene Nuss recalls running across the wet lawn of her Los Angeles house in the dark, flashlight in hand, to see if her begonia plant had female flowers. If it did, a world of possibilities loomed. She ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The botanist who found begonias growing in Brazil and sent them home to France was a Franciscan monk called Charles Plumier. Yet it is ...