Types of Begonias
Types of Begonias
Rex Cultorum
Rex cultorum begonias, numbering 1 species and at least 4161 cultivars, are rhizomatous begonias...
Cane Like
Cane begonias have been popular plants for many years. This is due to how easy they are to …
Rhizomatous
The rhizomatous types have colorful and patterned leaves with relatively compact growth. They have...
Shrub-Like
The shrub-like Begonia type is quite variable and as a result can be confusing to identify as…
Thick-Stemmed Begonias
The thick-stemmed description is so variable, that there is no cohesive group of begonias that really exemplifies it…
Trailing-Scandent
The trailing types of Begonia are grown mostly as basket plants, so that their trailing habit will...
Tuberous
Hybrid tuberous begonias come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. These are hanging, or...
Semperflorens (ever-blooming)
Because it is such an easy seed crop, this type of Begonia is probably the most grown Begonia…
Hiemalis, Reiger, Elatior, & ×Cheimantha
Here again, is a group of Begonia with no clear parent species; instead we have a conglomeration of species and cultivars all mixed together…