Rex Begonias Showy Fancy Foliage
Rex begonias can be grown in the Mid-America window garden in warm, humid conditions in filtered sunlight. They make the most brilliant and regal of foliage plants and should be
Rex begonias can be grown in the Mid-America window garden in warm, humid conditions in filtered sunlight. They make the most brilliant and regal of foliage plants and should be
With its crisp petals of delicate texture and elegant form, one gorgeous flower, the tuberous begonia, brings half the color wheel to life in your garden. Any backyard gardener can
To enjoy a longer blooming season from his colorful, velvety tuberous begonias, a South Dakota gardener gives his tubers a boost by starting them indoors. By the time frost danger
A wealth of horticultural information makes the rounds in Round Robin letters every year. Even though begonia fans live in areas from coast to coast, in a variety of climates,
Getting off to a good start with tuberous-rooted begonias should present no problem to home gardeners and, in fact, even to beginners. Sometimes the tubers are slow in sprouting, but
For air must circulate freely about them. A large 5-foot tray directly on the radiator itself supplements the water supply in the galvanized tray of the largest window. About seven
Exotic in appearance and brilliant in color, these luscious flowers of summer, which have been vastly improved by hybridizers both here and abroad, are bringing new splendor to our gardens.
I planted my first tuberous begonias right out in my flower border where they were at the mercy of rains and dampness. In the end, they rotted. The next season,
It seems very odd that a class of plants such as the Begonias takes such varied growth forms. Plant explorers must have been greatly puzzled by these differences. They often
Choice winter fare from your greenhouse is the semi-tuberous begonia hybrids with glossy, round, scallop-edged leaves and bountiful blossoms, single or double, in all shades of red, pink, and white.