![Begonia ‘Star Frost’](https://www.begonias.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Begonia-Star-Frost-grown-by-Carol-and-Peter-Notaras-1.jpg)
![Begonia ‘Star Frost’](https://www.begonias.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Begonia-Star-Frost-grown-by-Carol-and-Peter-Notaras-1.jpg)
![Begonia ‘Careless Whisper’](https://www.begonias.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/B.Careless-Whisper-shown-by-Diana-Wilkerson-Oklahoma-paul-tsamtsis.jpg)
Begonia ‘Careless Whisper’
B. ‘Careless Whisper’ was developed on a whim in the mid-1990’s out of a cross between B. ‘Cowardly Lion’ and B. venosa…
![Begonia handelii](https://www.begonias.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/handelii-Pierre-Bonnet-209187_960x675.jpg)
Begonia handelii
This species Begonia is native to northern Vietnam. Edgar Irmscher first published this name in 1921. Horticulturally, it is classified as thick-stemmed, trunk-like, non-ramified by the Thompsons. It blooms in the winter with white to light pinkish flowers. There are...![Thick-stemmed begonias: many are really BIG](https://www.begonias.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2020-07-19-6-scaled-1019500_1080x675.jpg)
Thick-stemmed begonias: many are really BIG
Possibly the least recognized yet most challenging begonias are those in the thick-stemmed group. They are marked by thick, almost tree-like stems and many grow very tall — some as high as a house. Few are considered decorative, but they can be striking,...![The Odd and Beautiful B. wollnyi](https://www.begonias.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/wollnyi-177945_659x675.jpg)
The Odd and Beautiful B. wollnyi
My husband accuses me of only having kooky people as friends, and I must confess he’s right…
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