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 Lana
Begonia Lana is a cane with very large dark green leaves with silver throughout. The flowers blossom hot pink and large on a large plant.
begonia Lang
Begonia 'Lang' is a not very large cane/angel wing type. It has bright green leaves with large silver spots. It has a sturdy growth habit and will need minimal supports. It is a very vigorous plant.
begonia Last Laugh
Begonia Last Laugh is an eyelash rhizomatous type. It has light green colored leaves with dark burgundy stripes spider webbed throughout. This plant is easy to grow into a compact pretty plant.
Begonia Leopon
Begonia Leopon is a eyelash rhizomatous begonia with lime green leaves edged in brown. This lovely plant blooms pink flowers on long stems and is easy to grow. "Shigemi"
begonia Leprechaun
Begonia Leprechaun is one of our favorite rhizomatous type plants. It has small round leaves with very distinct markings. Not difficult to grow, with pink flowers. (Woodriff)
begonia letestui
Begonia letestui is a shrub like plant. It has light green leaves and the flowers blossom pink with some white around the edges.
begonia lewisii
Begonia lewisii is a shrub type with medium sized leaves. The leaves are dark olive green, shiny with hairs. It is an interesting plant.
begonia 'Libra'
Libra is a rex begonia of varied hues. The leaves are large and different when young or mature. It has strong colors on a strong grower. ppaf
begonia Light Pink Double
Begonia Light Pink Double is a beautiful semperflorens type with apple green leaves and double light pink flowers. Its growth habit it bushy and it is very easy to grow and flower. New Item 2011.
begonia Lillium
Begonia Lillium is a beautiful rex type with medium sized leaves. It has silver leaves with dark green markings and is a good addition to any collection.
begonia Lime Swirl
Begonia Lime Swirl is a miniature rhizomatous type. It forms a ball of apple green leaves with crisp cleft edges. Our mature plant is 3 inches across. Its flowers are light pink.
begonia listada
Begonia listada is a shrub type of plant with hairy leaves and stems. The leaves are medium sized and of dark olive green with a light chartreuse stripe. Very striking.
begonia Little Darling
Begonia Little Darling is a great small rhizomatous type. It has cunningly marked crisp leaves and is much easier to grow then many of the small ones. It has white flowers with a hint of pink. New Item 2011.
begonia Little Joe
Begonia Little Joe is a small rhizomatous type that makes a charming little mound of green leaves, edged lightly with a dark margin.
begonia Little Miss Mummy
Begonia 'Little Miss Mummy' is a short well branched plant with almost black shiny leaves, white with pink blush flowers. A must have.
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.