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How To Care for Begonias
When I look over the begonias for sale at my local garden center, I feel like I’m standing on the edge of a giant rabbit hole ...
Unlike annual begonias, this hardy begonia is a true perennial which comes back each year, seemingly thriving on neglect. Native to China, these begonias are rugged and adapt very well to our climate.
Plant brightly-colored impatiens next to one of these nine shade-loving companion plants to ensure your shade garden looks lush and beautiful.
What it is: Most begonias die at frost, but this one is a perennial version that sends up stems of nodding pink flowers from July into mid-fall, then dies back to the ground. Leaves are slow to ...
Begonias (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) are warm-season annuals with a long blooming period; the “semperflorens” part of ...
Bronze Begonias are meant for full sun (the green leaf ones are for shade). The come in pinks, reds and white. If you have shade areas that need some color, a good perennial is Hokira. You grow ...
Bolivian begonias are typically upright cane growing perennials that are more shrub-like than hanging basket-like. But in the last couple of years, the Waterfall Encanto Orange series has been ...
However, tender perennials, such as impatiens, periwinkles, blue daze, pentas and begonias, are often grouped with the true annuals. This is because in most parts of the U.S. they only last one ...