Botanical Plant Archive
Documenting over 1,770 cultivars cultivated on the shores of Lake Erie since 1989. Filter by signature collection, search by variety, or view current ready-to-ship stock.
begonia 'Charlotte Chiffon'
Rex begonia with striking pink, silver and green leaves of a medium size on a medium sized plant. A thrifty grower for a rex. pp16983
begonia 'Charm'
Semperflorens begonia of great and long lasting popularity. Pink flowers with green and yellow mottled leaves. Very easy to grow.
Begonia Charming Charlie
Begonia 'Charming Charlie' is a cane, "Angel Wing", type with large bright green leaves with silver spots. It is a medium large plant that is quite sturdy in growth. It's flower clusters are almost constant and of a hot pink color. It is another wonderful plant from Walter Dworkin.
begonia Charm Red
Begonia Charm Red is a semperflorens, or wax, type. It is a variation on the ever popular Pink Charm. It has the same strongly yellow variegated shiny leaves but with bright red flowers. Very easy to grow. NEW ITEM 2011
begonia Chayo
Begonia Chayo is a rex with medium leaves. They are shiny silver with burgundy veins. It is free branching and makes a bushy plant.
begonia 'Cherries and Chocolate'
Rex begonia of small size with shiny leaves of pink, silver with darker accents. An overall thrifty plant.
begonia Cherries Jubilee
Begonia Cherries Jubilee is a cane type with angular, silver spotted leaves and rose pink flowers. It is free branching and easy to grow.
Begonia Cherry Blossom
Begonia Cherry Blossom is cane/semperflorens cross which is midway in growth between the two, somewhat like the very popular Dragon Wing type but with double two-toned pink flowers. A very strong grower.
begonia Cherry Splash
Begonia Cherry Splash is a cane species with dark green leaves shaped more round than most canes. They have beautiful red flowers.
begonia 'Chicago Fire'
Rex begonia with ruby red leaves with dark accents. A medium plant with medium to large leaves.
begonia 'Chichee'
Begonia 'Chichee' is a rhizomatous plant with med./large leaves. The sturdy leaves are a bright light green with brown specks in higher light.
begonia China Curl
Begonia China Curl is a dramatic rex. It has a good spiral and clearly defined color lines. Its leaves are large sized and it makes a good sized mature plant. Does not like to be chilled in winter.
begonia 'China Doll'
Begonia 'China Doll' (Dillard) is a small rhizomatous type with a compact growing habit. The leaves are dark and light greens with chocolate brown patterns. Very nice and not difficult.
begonia chloroneura
Begonia chloroneura is a stunning rhizomatous species with very distinctive foliage. It grows well in the greenhouse but might do better in an enclosed situation, like a bowl, in the house.
begonia Chocolate Man
Begonia Chocolate Man is a lovely rex type with large leaves on a relatively compact plant. It has silver leaves with a burgundy overcast and dark margins.
begonia Christmas Candy
Begonia Christmas Candy is a cane, Angel Wing, type with very red numerous flowers. It has bright shiny green leaves on a medium plant. It is always in flower and easy to grow.
begonia Chuck B. Jaros
Begonia Chuck B. Jaros is a shrub like plant. It has large light green leaves and the flowers blossom are white. The stems are thick.
begonia Chumash
begonia Chumash is a rhizomatous type of medium size with medium sized leaves. It has deeply lobed leaves of olive green with chocolate veins. A nice plant.
begonia cinnabarina
Begonia cinnabarina is a beautiful tuberous plant. It's leaves are a light green and it blossoms orange flowers.
begonia Circus Circus
Begonia Circus Circus is a rhizomatous eyelash type with large double spiral leaves. It has dark leaves with green veins and is a strong grower.
begonia Cleopatra
Begonia Cleopatra is a reliable rhizomatous type with medium green leaves with a dark edge. It is not difficult to grow and makes a nice mature plant.
Begonia cleopatrae
The Begonia cleopatrae has brown, oval leaves featuring a streak of light green down the main vein along with patches of green along the margin, while the underside of the leaf is a bright red-orange. The flowers are light pink.
begonia coccinea
Begonia coccinea is a cane species with dark green leaves. The flowers blossom pink/red. It is of medium size with apple green leaves without spots. The canes are not rigid and need staking to be upright. Begonias are hearty and beautiful plants to have in the house or outside during the spring and summer.
begonia coccinea white
Begonia coccinea 'White' is a variety of the species coccinea except with sparkling white flowers instead of red. It is of medium size with apple green leaves without spots. The canes are not rigid and need staking to be upright.
begonia Comanche
Begonia Comanche is a rhizomatous eyelash type with small to medium leaves, green with a thick dark margin. It is a compact grower that is not difficult to grow. New Item 2011.
begonia Comedian
Begonia Comedian is a rhizomatous type with very dark small to medium leaves. It has a compact habit and is not hard to grow. New Item 2011.
begonia 'Comtesse de Montesquieu'
Begonia 'Comtesse de Montesquieu, properly known as b. chloroneura, is a rhizomatous begonia that has striking leaves with bright red hairs and lime green veins. This plant ha medium leaves and looks great inside or outside.
begonia conchifolia
Begonia conchifolia is a medium sized plant with many medium leaves. It is bright green in color with red at the stem.
begonia 'Concord'
Begonia Concord is a shrub begonia of almost black foliage. It is bushy and almost always flowering. It is very pretty and easy to grow as a house plant or in a summer garden.
begonia Connie Boswell
Begonia 'Connie Boswell' is an upright rhizomatous type with lobed silver, purple and green leaves. It is very beautiful and grows into a lovely mature plant.
begonia Constans
Begonia Constans is new from Japan. It has smaller, spotted leaves and blooms pink flowers.
begonia convolvulacea
Trailing-scandent type with amazingly glossy apple green leaves. Loads of white flowers makes this a stunning basket plant.