BEGONIA (PANORAMA™ YELLOW)
Ernst Benary® Inc.
(Panorama™ Yellow Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)
Numerous big, yellow, camellia-like blossoms on a bushy plant with bronze-green foliage that forms an attractive mound describes the Panorama™ Yellow tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. Its extravagant bright yellow flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are heavily produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are...
BEGONIA (PIN-UP™ FLAME)
(Pin-up™ Flame Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)
Numerous hibiscus-like flowers that are yellow, orange and red cover the bushy Pin-Up™ Flame tuberous begonia. It also has lush dark green leaves with lighter veins. Belonging to the Tuberhybrida Group of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes, it grows from winter-dormant root tubers. The numerous flowers are bicolored, a rich yellow with blushes of red and orange on the petal margins. Blossoms are heavily produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are set among...
BEGONIA (PIN-UP™ ROSE)
(Pin-up™ Rose Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)
Numerous hibiscus-like flowers that are white an pink cover the bushy Pin-Up™ Rose tuberous begonia. It also has lush dark green leaves with lighter veins. Belonging to the Tuberhybrida Group of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes, it grows from winter-dormant root tubers. The numerous flowers are bicolored with a yellow center, petals white with blushes of pink on their edges. Blossoms are heavily produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are set among open,...
BEGONIA (Rex Cultorum Group)
James Burghardt
(Rex Cultorum Begonia)
This group, one of many in the begonia family, is prized for its astounding leaves, which amply earn the designation "Rex" (King). The leaves vary wildly in shape from whorled or curled like a snail to broad and much-divided. They vary even more wildly in color and patterning. These begonias produce sparse sprays of small pink or white flowers but the leaves upstage and conceal the blooms.
Modern Rex begonias are complex hybrids that derive from crosses between the Southeast Asian native Begonia...
BEGONIA (GREAT AMERICAN CITIES™ SERIES, Rex Cultorum Group)
(Great American Cities™ Rex Begonia)
Rex begonias in the Great American Cities™ Series are colorful, compact, heat- and salt-tolerant, and reliably evergreen.
Modern Rex begonias are complex hybrids that derive from crosses between the Southeast Asian native Begonia rex and other rhizomatous begonias. Cultivars in the Great American Cities™ Series form dense, compact rosettes of triangular to oval leaves in a broad range of showy colors and patterns. The leaf blades have finely to coarsely toothed edges and cleft, sometimes...
BEGONIA (Semperflorens Cultorum Group)
Felder Rushing
(Fibrous Begonia, Wax Begonia)
Wax or fibrous begonias are classic bedding plants because they are beautiful all season and easy to grow. Though commonly grown as "annuals" these are actually evergreen perennials where hardy. As a group, they are hybrids of three South American species, Begonia cucullata, Begonia hookeri and Begonia schmidtiana.
Low growing and bushy, wax begonias have lustrous, succulent leaves that may be bright green, dark green, red-hued, burgundy or bronze, depending on the selection. Blooms appear continuously,...
BEGONIA (AMBASSADOR SERIES, Semperflorens Cultorum Group)
(Fibrous Begonia)
Popular bedding plants, Ambassador Series wax begonias are tender perennials of hybrid origin. These plants are evergreen in tropical to sub-tropical zones but grown as annuals in temperate zones. Ambassador Series wax begonias bloom continuously in summer and are available in a range of colors including scarlet, white and various pinks.
They prefer well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. As reliable bloomers they are often used as annuals in containers, hanging baskets and mass plantings.
BEGONIA (BADA BING SERIES, Semperflorens Cultorum Group)
BEGONIA (COCKTAIL SERIES, Semperflorens Cultorum Group)
Fibrous begonias (also known as wax begonias) are tender perennials that are grown as warm-season annuals in temperate zones. Cultivars in the Cocktail Series are distinguished by their compactness and relative sun-tolerance. Their waxy, succulent, rounded leaves are bronze, and their small, waxy flowers may be red, pink or white, depending on the selection. Plants bloom continuously all season.
These fibrous begonias prefer full to partial sun and well drained, average soil. They are perfect...
BEGONIA (DOUBLET SERIES, Semperflorens Cultorum Group)
(Doublet Begonia, Fibrous Begonia)