Q: This spring, I bought a Begonia boliviensis. I don’t want to lose it so how do I overwinter it? A: Years ago, a friend gave me some tubers from Begonia boliviensis. When the first slender, bright ...

HAVE YOU noticed a dazzling new orange fuchsia in nurseries lately? Turns out this enticing mound of flowers isn’t a fuchsia at all, but a Bolivian begonia, which isn’t even kin to the fuchsias it so ...

Gardeners looking for the perfect hanging-basket plant this spring and summer will be thrilled by a new begonia series with parentage that goes back to the Bolivian Andes Mountains where the first ...

The National Garden Bureau has declared 2016 The Year of the Allium, The Year of the Delphinium, the Year of the Carrot, and the Year of the Begonia. Begonias are really fascinating and a great plant ...

‘Bonfire’ begonia flowers (right) hang downward out of baskets and will draw hummingbirds to feed. Photos by Norman Winter - TNS ‘Bonfire’ begonia flowers (right) hang downward out of baskets and will ...

All right, begonia lovers, there’s a new kid on the block with the crazy name: ‘Funky Pink.’ Hybridized by Benary Seed and picked up by Proven Winners, it’s an interspecific cross between the begonia ...

We are thankfully at the point where "begonia" doesn't automatically mean bedding or tuberous varieties. And there's a good reason for that. Growers are trying to keep up with the demand for an ...

For many years, begonias have been considered out of fashion - viewed as gaudy and a little too much. While Victorian bedding ...

Begonias are an underappreciated plant. There are so many types, forms and sizes that there’s one for every pot of annuals or in-ground planting scheme. Some thrive, even flower, in deep shade and ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. • Almost 900 species are included in the genus Begonia. These are tender perennials, which means they don't survive freezing temperatures.

Gardeners looking for the perfect hanging-basket plant this spring and summer will be thrilled with a new begonia series with parentage that goes back to the Bolivian Andes Mountains where the first ...