Presentation: What IS a Begonia?

What exactly is a Begonia? This is a great presentation to introduce begonias and to address the many different ways people interpret what makes a Begonia, a Begonia? Growth types, how they differ between countries, and characteristics that define different types of begonias.A good program to open up a discussion on what makes a Begonia […]

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Presentation: Superba Type Begonias

Superba begonias is an opinion piece; you may or may not agree with it, but it does give a solid history of the superba type begonias; where they originated, and who worked on hybridizing them. Like a lot of history it is often hard to follow how we got from way back then to the […]

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Presentation: Sections of Begoniaceae

Begoniaceae has over 2,000 species. It is getting harder and harder to distinguish between many of these species. Taxonomists have begun using phylogenetics to show how different species and groups of species are related to one another. The Sections of Begoniaceae presentation is an attempt to take all of the taxonomy and nomenclature and make […]

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Presentation: Plant of the Month B. roseopunctata

Plant of the Month is a quick overview of species and cultivars. A bit of the history and taxonomy, and some culture tips but kept to a short format. B. roseopunctata was first documented in 2004. It is a beautifully spotted species with intense pink spots on the leaves when young, until foliage matures; at […]

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Presentation: Plant of the Month – B. metallicolor

Plant of the Month is a quick overview of species and cultivars. A bit of the history and taxonomy, and some culture tips but kept to a short format. B. metallicolor is a very colorful Begonia characterized by elongated and asymmetrical leaves, slightly embossed, entirely red on the reverse, but with iridescent reflections of an […]

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