(Bada Bing Rose Bicolor Begonia, Fibrous Begonia, Wax Begonia)

Wax or fibrous begonias are classic bedding plants because they are beautiful all season and easy to grow. Though commonly grown as "annuals" these are actually evergreen perennials where hardy. As a group, they are hybrids of three South American species, Begonia cucullata, Begonia hookeri and Begonia schmidtiana.

Low growing and bushy, wax begonias have lustrous, succulent leaves that may be bright green, dark green, red-hued, burgundy or bronze, depending on the selection. Blooms appear continuously,...

(Bada Bing Soft Pink Begonia, Fibrous Begonia, Wax Begonia)

Wax or fibrous begonias are classic bedding plants because they are beautiful all season and easy to grow. Though commonly grown as "annuals" these are actually evergreen perennials where hardy. As a group, they are hybrids of three South American species, Begonia cucullata, Begonia hookeri and Begonia schmidtiana.

Low growing and bushy, wax begonias have lustrous, succulent leaves that may be bright green, dark green, red-hued, burgundy or bronze, depending on the selection. Blooms appear continuously,...

(Begonia, River Nile Begonia)

The River Nile begonia's stunning metallic pink and silver foliage is complemented by salmon-pink flowers by very late winter. This tender herbaceous perennial is the result of extensive hybridization and is classified as a rex begonia. Each upright leaf is comprised of many long, oval, jagged-edged leaflets that are silver with green veins, but have varying blushes of purple or pink. In the coolness of fall and winter the leaves tend to be much more pink. In very early spring small salmon to coral-pink...

(Dragon Wing Pink Begonia, Dragon Wing™ Begonia)

Displaying showy flowers for many months on end, Dragon Wing™ Pink begonia ('Bepapink') is a popular tender perennial used in containers or for bedding. It results from a cross between a semperflorens (wax) and a cane-type (angel-wing) begonia.

This fibrous-rooted begonia bears lustrous, fleshy, asymmetrical leaves on knee-high, succulent stems. The dark green leaves may be tinted with bronze in sunnier sites. This floriferous plant blooms from spring through frost, presenting small, loose clusters...

(Dragon Wing™ Red Begonia)

Bearing showy flowers for many months on end, Dragon Wing™ Red begonia ('Bepared') is a popular tender perennial used in containers or for bedding. It results from a cross between a semperflorens (wax) and a cane-type (angel-wing) begonia.

This fibrous-rooted begonia bears lustrous, fleshy, asymmetrical leaves on knee-high, succulent stems. The dark green leaves may be tinted with bronze in sunnier sites. This floriferous plant blooms from spring through frost, presenting small, loose clusters...

(Begonia, Black Mamba Begonia)

Both the foliage and flowers of ‘Black Mamba’ stand out, though it is most admired as a foliage plant. Its velvety, star-shaped leaves are nearly black with contrasting burgundy undersides, and in winter it produces a lovely display of pink flowers. This Terra Nova introduction was bred by Brad Thompson in 1993 as a cross between 'Peggy Frost' and 'Dr. Cleo.' It is a surprisingly vigorous, rhizomatous selection best-suited for container culture.

Each large leaf is star-like in appearance with...

(Boston Cherries 'n Chocolate Rex Begonia, Rex Begonia)

This group, one of many in the begonia family, is prized for its astounding leaves, which amply earn the designation “Rex” (King). The leaves vary wildly in shape from whorled or curled like a snail to broad and much-divided. They vary even more wildly in color and patterning. These begonias produce sparse sprays of small pink or white flowers but the leaves upstage and conceal the blooms.

Modern Rex begonias are complex hybrids that derive from crosses between the Southeast Asian native Begonia...