Elatior begonia (Begonia x hiemalis) is a fast-growing flowering plant with fleshy, heart-shaped green foliage and blossoms that come in vibrant yellow, orange, red, pink, coral, and white colors.

The begonia is an incredibly popular plant - likely because it's a uniquely beautiful, cheerful, and colourful hybrid species. It's suitable for indoors or outdoors and is known for its long flowering ...

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 ...

These indoor flowers are no one-minute-wonder. With the right kind of care, they are long lasting house plants, that can later be divided and propagated and even planted out in warm, frost free ...

The National Garden Bureau has declared 2016 the Year of the Begonia. The begonia was named by Charles Plumier in 1690 in honor of Michel Begon, a French botanist and former governor of Saint-Domingue ...

Not only is it easy to grow some types of begonias in your home, they also offer the most breathtaking sights in a garden with their heavenly blooms and striking foliage. No wonder they are tucked ...

With so much of the Northern Hemisphere being engulfed with the cold of winter, a look at what the promise of nature holds in just a few short months might help in surviving another wintry day. A ...

The common garden begonia belongs to an extensive plant familythat includes more than 1,000 natural and cultivated hybrids, ofwhich the Begonia semperflorens is probably the most well-known.There are ...

This story originally appeared in January 2019. Denise Conklin’s first begonia came as a wedding present in 1965. Just like every other newlywed in her family who received a piece of the same plant, ...