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Friends recall Hunker's Begonia as a 'consensus builder'
; Whether one knew Bill Begonia for three years or 30 years, the words used...to Ken Millslagle, of Scottdale, who knew Begonia for more than 30 years, beginning in the seventh grade. Bill Begonia, 50, of Hunker, Southmoreland School Board...
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Love bloomed at plant show for Torrance woman smitten with begonias
; ...Louise Korobkin's back yard a sign reads: "Begonia spoken here." In the Torrance resident...plate holder bears the words: "So many begonias. So little time." These give less-than-subt...passion _ growing beautiful, beguiling begonias. Just browse through her exquisitely...
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REX BEGONIA HYBRIDS
; PLANT OF THE WEEK REX BEGONIA HYBRIDS Sunday, March 2, 2003 Botanical name: Begonia Rex-Cultorum Hybrids Description: Grown more for their jewel-like foliage than for flowers, Rex begonias are beautiful and unusual plants. Some have interesting...
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Learn about begonias at Jan. 18 program
; REDLANDS - Tanya Finney, a member of the American Begonia Society and a begonia judge, will present a program on "Raising Beautiful Begonias" when the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society meets at 7 p.m. Thursday...
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BEGONIAS BRIGHTEN VALLEY GARDENS.(U)
; ...SISKIN Lately I have been marveling at a certain wax begonia (Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum), used ubiquitously as a bedding...least six different popular versions of this bedding begonia. What you have are green-leafed and bronze-leafed types...
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Begonia kingdon-wardii (Begoniaceae), a new species from Myanmar
; Summary. A new species, Begonia kingdon-wardii Tebbitt, is described...Myanmar is distinguished from all other Begonia species by the combination of its 4-locul...shallowly cordate bases. Key words. Begonia section Platycentrum, section Sphenanthera...
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GARDENING; PLANT PROFILE; Escargot begonia.(HOME & GARDEN)
; Byline: Nancy Rose Escargot Begonia Begonia `Escargot' (Rex hybrid) A snail is rarely a gardener's best friend, but the hypnotic swirling foliage of Escargot begonia makes this indoor/outdoor plant a welcome visitor in any garden...
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Weekend gardener: Begonias: Bloooming beauties
; Begonias are an exciting group of plants offering a fascinating...leaf sizes and shapes, colors, patterns and flowers. Begonia groups include those that are cane-like, semperflorens...growing them. More than a thousand different species of begonias exist which are readily available at just about any ...
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Exotic begonias draw oohs and ahhs
; ...exotic beauty, few plants compare to the begonia. The plants, which are popular around...greenhouse flowers. There are many types of begonias in various horticultural classifications. Canelike begonias grow large airy flower clusters on tall...
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Begonia - real celebrity status
; ...plants have the celebrity status of the begonia - earned by its spectacular flowers, foliage...display and length of flowering time. The begonia has a fascinating history. Years before...paintings and fine pieces of art depict begonias, showing that the plant was popular in...
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