(Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach)

Red-stemmed and pretty in flower, red Malabar spinach is a fast-growing vine that has both ornamental and culinary qualities. Its tender leaves can be eaten like spinach and colorful stems add season-long interest. A native of India, Malabar spinach is a fully evergreen tender perennial with densely twining, rambling stems that can become thick and often require management to keep them from overtaking supports.

The long, fleshy, reddish purple stems of red Malabar spinach readily twine around...

(Burningbush, Kochia)

A fast-growing annual with dense foliage on upright stems, Burning bush is showy in autumn as its leaves turn reddish purple. Native to Eurasia, this species is usually considered a weed elsewhere because it reseeds itself abundantly.

The leaves are thin and oblong or linear, ranging in color from light green to a light gray-green. The soft, fleshy stems are blushed salmon-red and can readily flop or break in a rain or wind downburst. Flowers occur in summer but are inconspicuous. In autumn the...

(Fortune Salmon Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)

The 'Fortune Salmon' tuberous begonia is an impressively flowering plant with very large, double (extra petals), salmon-orange blossoms. It is and upright, bushy plant with tight foliage. The Tuberhybrida Group is a collection of hybrids derived from species native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers are produced in summer, and set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They are produced in a cluster of three buds, with...

(Go-Go Light Yellow Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)

The 'Go-Go Yellow' tuberous begonia boasts big, showy, semi-double, pale yellow blossoms on upright, bushy plants with tight foliage. The Tuberhybrida Group is a collection of hybrids derived from species native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers are produced in summer, and set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They appear in a cluster of three buds, with two smaller female flowers next to the larger, usually semi-double...

(Go-Go Salmon Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)

The Go-Go Salmon tuberous begonia boasts big, showy, semi-double salmon-peach blossoms on upright, bushy plants with tight foliage. The Tuberhybrida Group is a collection of hybrids derived from species native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers are produced in summer, and set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They are produced in a cluster of three buds, with two smaller female flowers next to the larger, usually...

(Tuberous Begonia)

The Go-Go Series of tuberous begonias is a terrific collection with big, showy, semi-double blossoms in a range of colors on upright, bushy plants with tight foliage. They are classified in the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of hybrids derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers form in summer, and are set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They are produced in a cluster of three buds, with...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, peachy orange-gold blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Apricot tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. These extravagant flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are set among...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, bright reddish orange blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Orange tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. Its extravagant flowers are often single or semi-double (having an extra row of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn, and...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, light yellow to salmon-peach blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Peaches 'N Cream tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. These color-changing flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn,...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, deep rosy magenta blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Rose tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. These extravagant flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are set among open,...