Rex Begonia

Rhizomatous Begonia Lily Pad

Begonia Care Information

The begonia care instructions on this page are based on my 30 years of experience of growing begonias here in Texas. I know for a fact that begonias thrive in cool temperatures. I know this because they are at their best (growing robustly, healthy and blooming) in the spring and fall. Begonias also root best in cooler temperatures. In the summer they slow down on their growing and I am constantly trying to move them to shadier places and if I keep some in the greenhouse I have a swamp cooler going along with a fan. It is exhausting trying to keep them happy!

I started growing begonias in my bedroom when I was a teenager; that was my room and the only place I was allowed to have my stuff without any one moving it around. The rest of the house and yard belonged to my Mom! She didn