A glossy appearance is innately alluring to people, whether it’s found in a shimmering pool of water, a freshly-detailed car, or the lovely lips of that special someone… and with the glossy-leafed wax begonia, you and your landscape can take full advantage of its inherent attractiveness.
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You may have heard of this kind of flower already. For many gardeners, Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum is considered an old-fashioned clump of blooms from the good ol’ days.
Not that this should deter you or anything – I know I’m not the only fan of the classics!
I mean, it’s hard to beat these sweet little plants when you’re looking for a space-filler that adds a generous dose of floral color.
And while some varieties have green foliage, the types with bronze to dark reddish leaves add another eye-catching punch of contrast to flower beds.
In this guide, we’ll break down everything a wax begonia grower needs to know, from propagation to cultivation. By its end, you’ll have another beauty to add to your floral lineup.
Here’s just what we’ll be getting into:
What Are Wax Begonias?With over 2,000 diverse species of tropical and subtropical plants in the Begonia genus, classifying and telling apart different kinds of begonias can be tricky, so a bit of clarification is definitely in order.
The American Begonia Society has informally classified begonias into eight different groups: cane-like, rex-cultorum, rhizomatous, semperflorens, shrub-like, trailing or scandent, thick-stemmed, and tuberous.
Wax begonias belong to the semperflorens, or “always-flowering” group.
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