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Begonia can be annuals, evergreen or deciduous perennials or shrubs, with fibrous, tuberous or rhizomatous roots and usually asymmetrical leaves, often strikingly patterned, and small or large flowers ...

For many people, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a poinsettia. The traditional red varieties are the most popular, but if you fancy something a bit different, you’ll also find peach, pink, ...

Most gardeners don’t realize the Mexican poinsettia, so emblematic of our winter holidays, has a cousin native to Florida. The wild poinsettia (P. cyathophora), found throughout our state, is a 1- to ...

Paul Ecke Jr. sent free poinsettia plants to TV studios across the country, including “The Tonight Show” and Bob Hope’s holiday specials. Eventually, the trend caught on, and now poinsettias ...

Not for the first time, I've noticed the poinsettia I'm given by a neighbor every year has started to drop its leaves. And once again, I have to remind myself how often I should be watering my ...