Botanical Plant Archive
Documenting over 1,770 cultivars preserved in our living nursery collection since 1989. Filter by signature collection, search by variety, or view current ready-to-ship stock.
begonia Lomita Lady
Begonia Lomita Lady is a lovely compactly growing 'Angel Wing' type. It has serrated dark green leaves with a silver overlay. Its flowers are deep pink.
begonia Looking Glass
Begonia Looking Glass is a medium plant with large silver leaves veined with green. Easy to grow, beautiful and our most popular cane type plant.
begonia loranthoides rhopalocarpa
Begonia loranthoides rhopalocarpa is an unusual trailing-scandent type. It has small upright narrow leaves. Easy to grow.
begonia Lucerna
Begonia Lucerna is a cane type. Its leaves are dark green with silver dots decorating the leaves. Blooms beautiful pink flowers. Be careful not to over water.
Begonia LuLu Leonard
Begonia Lulu Leonard is a cane type. It has large green leaves with some silver spots on a sturdy medium tall plant. The flowers are fairly large clusters of a strong pink.
begonia luxurians
Begonia luxurians is a species with a shrub habit. It is a large, strong grower with palmlike leaves and white flowers. PLEASE NOTE: We sell small, immature plants- a young luxurians looks quite different from the mature plant pictured here. They will grow into the distinctive luxurians shape.
begonia Luxurians Hybrid
Begonia Luxurians Hybrid came to us as the species b. luxurians. It is not, but it is a lovely and unique plant that looks as if it must be its offspring. It has lovely light pink flowers and is easier to grow than its presumed parent.
begonia luzonensis
Begonia luzonensis is a distinctive foliage rhizomatous type from Asia. It is beautiful with big pink flowers. It likes it warm and grows well in the greenhouse but might do better in an enclosed situation, like a bowl, in the house. New Item 2014.
begonia maculata var. wightii
Begonia maculata var. wightii is a medium sized Angel Wing with large white spots on pointed green leaves. Pure white flowers. It is very popular.
begonia Madame DeLessops
Begonia Madame DeLessops is a lovely upright cane begonia. It has large dark green leaves with silver splashes. It is not difficult to grow and has very intense almost red flowers on large clusters.
begonia Madame O'Reilly
Begonia 'Madame O'Reilly' is a medium sized rhizomatous plant of compact growth. It has dark burgundy leaves with hairy edges. Originated by Brad Thompson.
begonia Magical Mystery Tour
Begonia Magical Mystery Tour is a Walter Dworkin hybrid. A cane type, it has medium green leaves with elongated silver spots. It blooms clusters of pink flowers.
begonia 'Magic Lace'
Rex begonia, spiraled, with light pink, silver and sea green leaves. Tight plant of medium size, easy to grow.
Begonia Maid Marion
Begonia Maid Marion
begonia Malachastricta
Begonia Malachastricta is a beautiful shrub begonia. The dark green leaves have red serrated edges. It is a striking plant. Oddly enough our specimen has lost the distinctive spots the plant is known for.
begonia Mama Pajama
Begonia Mama Pajama is a cane type with very large green leaves with large silver spots. It is a large plant that makes a striking specimen and is easier to grow than many others with similar markings. A beautiful Walter Dworkin hybrid.
begonia Manaus
Begonia Manus is a lovely plant that is a hybrid of b. soli-mutata and trailing-scandent b. theimae. It has somewhat iridescent, intensely purple and green pustulated leaves. A very good plant.
begonia manicata
Begonia manicata is a large leaved robust rhizomatous species. It has very large bright green leaf and a very interesting pattern of red hairs on the bottom and petiole.
begonia Marguerite De Cola
Begonia Marguerite De Cola is a large growing cane type that has silver spotted dark leaves. It has pink flowers and grows into an impressive specimen. (Kuslar)
Begonia Marla Keith
Begonia 'Marla Keith' is a rhizomatous type with semi upright rhizomes on a medium large plant. It has sturdy grey leaves with silver markings. It is a very easy to grow plant and will make a big beautiful specimen.
begonia Marley
Begonia Marley is a large leaved rex type. It has double spiraled silver leaves with burgundy edges. It is very pretty.
begonia Martha Floro
Begonia 'Martha Floro' is a cane/angel wing type with medium sized leaves and habit. It has apple green leaves and its flowers are dark pink, sometimes they are fragrant.
begonia Mary Ann Flunker
Begonia 'Mary Ann Flunker' is a large leaved medium to large cane type. It is not difficult to grow and has strong spotting on its leaves and pink flowers.
begonia Master Mark
Begonia Master Mark is a cane type with serrated edges on dark leaves with blotches of silver. It has scented dark pink flowers and can be grown into a large specimen easily.
begonia Matchmaker
Begonia Matchmaker is a cane (or Angel Wing) type. It has medium /large leaves of dark green with large silver spots. Its flowers are numerous in shades of pale pink. A lovely introduction from Walter Dworkin.
begonia 'Maui Mist'
Begonia 'Maui Mist' is a rex begonia of compact growth. It has leaves with a dark margin around green, pink and silver. The leaves are of medium to large size.
begonia Maurice Amy
Begonia Maurice Amy is a very beautiful compact 'Angel Wing' with leaves of striking pink spots on dark green. Easy to grow and lovely outside in northern summers.
begonia May Queen
Begonia May Queen is a cane, or Angel Wing, type with many medium/small leaves. They have pale silver spots on a medium green background. It has white/green/bluish flowers on a dainty, compact plant. Not difficult and stunning in the garden in summer.
begonia Mazatlan Blush
Begonia Mazatlan Blush is a rex plant with large pink and silver leaves with very dark green in the centers. Be careful not to over water to avoid rotting. This one of my favorite rexes.
begonia Medora
Begonia Medora has small green leaves with silver spots. The 'Trout Leaf' begonia is easily grown into a fine specimen with minimal shaping. The best begonia plant to start with.
Begonia Megawatt Pink Bronze Leaf
Begonia Megawatt Pink Bronze Leaf has large waxy bronze leaves contrasted against pink flowers. A hardy bloomer, it makes a large, beautiful plant.
Begonia Megawatt Red Bronze Leaf
Begonia Megawatt Red Bronze Leaf has large bronze leaves contrasting against the red 'wax' begonia flowers on sturdy plants. This makes a bright addition to a garden.