Spotlight on: B. carrieae

Spotlight on: B. carrieae

B. carrieae is in the section Magnusia. It was first discovered in Ocozocoautla in the State of Chiapas, Mexico by Thomas MacDougall on April 13, 1967. It was described by Rudolf Ziesenhenne in the May, 1976 issue of The Begonian, and named in honor of Carrie...
Rhizomatous: leaves, flower clusters

Rhizomatous: leaves, flower clusters

They’re called “rhizomatous,” but many are easier to grow than the word is to pronounce (rye-ZOMM-us-tuss). The name means simply that these begonias grow from a modified stem called a rhizome (RYE-zome). Leaves emerge from the rhizome, forming a...
Rhizomatous Begonias in the Ground

Rhizomatous Begonias in the Ground

Southern Florida has a climate unlike that of most of the country. Here semperflorens are grown mostly as annuals during the cool season, reaching their peak in February. Tuberous begonias will not survive our summer heat. Among the distinctive big and colorful-leaved...
Growing B. lanceolata

Growing B. lanceolata

Sometimes I’m amazed that B. lanceolata is not only alive, but thriving in my care. After all, it is one of those “difficult to grow” begonias and has to make it through our South Florida summers. It was given to me by a former member of the Miami...

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