In 1931, the depths of the Depression, a group of Long Beach professional people formed The California Begonia Society. There were several educators, a realtor, an attorney, local nurserymen, and others. The group soon looked to the neighboring towns for other Begonia...
Begonia Researchers and Explorers across the Globe The American Begonia Society is grateful for the talented and dedicated pool of researchers and explorers around the globe, all of whom work tirelessly to refine, expand, and protect the family Begoniaceae. Mark C....
With so many species of begonias, and so many thousands of new cultivars, it became important along the way for growers to categorize their begonias in hopes of making things simpler. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that with so many cultivars combining their...
Nomenclature is always an odd topic; because there is formal botanic nomenclature and then there are the horticultural or common garden names we use when we are casually talking about plants. Botanical nomenclature’s purpose is to avoid confusion when communicating...
By Gail S. Bones Our routine is to place the tuber in lunch bags in separate cubicles of booze boxes along the outside wall of our heated basement. We let the frost kill the leaves first, bringing the pots under the overhangs until they totally dry out (no more...
B. ‘Pollux’ is a rex, jointed at or below the soil with erect stems. The foliage is a stippled silver and is quite attractive. It was hybridized in 1994 in Japan by Yamaguchi. Only in the last few years, however, has it made its way into the United States. B. ‘Pollux’...
