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 ...

Growing wax or fibrous-rooted begonias from seeds is more of a green-thumb challenge than starting your own vegetable plants, but it can prove a worthwhile wintertime project for those who use these ...

Having a shady garden, I was delighted to discover begonias a few years ago. They add constant color and beautiful foliage throughout the season in places with little to no direct sunlight. They can ...

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 ...

Houseplants can connect us to growth and greenery during the cold of winter, and what better plant to grow indoors than begonias? These powerhouse plants can do double duty by not only brightening ...

In Victorian times, many women made wax flowers as a hobby. After melting white wax into sheets and adding pigment for color, they painstakingly separated flowers petal by petal, traced the shapes on ...

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 ...

Oh, how breeding complicates things. Many years ago, there were only six basic types of wax begonia, Begonia semperflorens-cultorum, with three choices for floral color, and two choices for foliar ...

With all the talk of downy mildew on impatiens, gardeners are searching for alternatives to brighten their shade gardens. Although nothing can really match the colorful show of Impatiens walleriana, ...

Q. Can come back each year? A couple of people in our community mentioned that their begonias came back each year. Do you think that is possible? I usually purchase some in quart containers and just ...