Question: I have noticed lots of attractive plantings of wax begonias. How well do they during the hot wet summer? Answer: All begonias like the hot moist weather of summer. They also do best in the ...

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 bring vibrant color to shaded porches, making them ideal for long-lasting displays. In cooler areas, these tropical plants can be enjoyed as houseplants or grown annually in containers, ...

DENVER — Begonias don't normally spring to mind as great plants for Colorado gardens - but they are. There are many species and varieties of begonia that thrive in beds or containers. In general, they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...