Key Points In zones 7 and below, dig tuberous begonias before frost, dry, and store tubers above 45°F.Pot wax begonias and ...
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 ...
No wonder they are tucked into seemingly every spot possible for a plant — be it in garden beds, hanging in wall baskets (or ...
Everblooming wax-leaf begonias (B. semperflorens), which are the mainstays of colorful garden beds and borders, need little encouragement to live up to their name when grown indoors as flowering house ...
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 ...
Next time you visit the nursery, cruise by the bedding plant section and discover wax begonias. These delightful plants are cute, easy to grow and require little maintenance save for regular watering ...
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 ...
Q–Wax begonia seedlings have started growing in the soil of several potted plants. Are these worth saving? A–Transplant to individual 4-inch pots and by summer you will have flower-covered begonias, ...
The ornamental qualities of begonia species have fascinated and enticed gardeners for hundreds of years. The genus Begonia is large and diverse with an amazing number of uniquely beautiful species.
Would you prefer vodka, gin, whiskey or rum? What sounds like fixings for a mixed drink social is actually an intoxicating cocktail series of red, rose, white and bicolor begonias. Each is an ...