I shudder when I remember how I once pitched out a fancy-leaf begonia in late fall. It was an Escargot begonia, one of a pair I’d snapped up because I loved the snail-like spiraling pattern of ...

From Mexico and Central America comes Begonia nelumbiifolia, the lily-pad begonia, a rhizomatous species with leaves that look like lotus. At 1-2 feet tall, they look at home accenting garden corners.

Some of the most interesting and decorative plants that we can grow during the winter are fancy leaf begonias. These plants have wonderful foliage, often dappled in silver, pink, or burgundy, and ...