Sometimes we garden writers get presumptuous and assume that everyone is growing a certain plant, so I was taken aback a little the other day when I did an informal survey during a seminar. Only a ...

Sometimes in my position I get a little presumptuous and assume that everyone is growing a certain plant, like the Dragon Wing begonia which is not only one of the best choices for the long summer ...

*Growth habit: An upright to rounded cane-forming perennial begonia growing to 2 feet tall and wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, angel-wing shaped growing to 8 inches long and half as wide.

During the winter, I enjoy a wonderful display of dragon wing begonia blooms in my sunroom, and this lovely show of colour will continue right into the spring. Dragon wing begonias are included in the ...

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) are warm-season annuals with a long blooming period; the “semperflorens” part of the species name means “always flowering.” Another very useful characteristic ...