Medium to Large Leafed
Rhizomatous Begonias
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The largest group of begonias are the rhizomatous, possibly over 700 species, mostly from Central and South America. Most of the rhizomatous begonias from Asia and Africa are classified as distinctive foliage varieties.


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	Begonia 'Bad Kitty' Code: 90599 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - As quoted from the breeder, Brad Thompson: "Begonia 'Bad Kitty' gets her name from the fact that initially her coloring reminded me of a tabby cat, but then as the year progresses the leaves get much redder with bright glowing eyes. Besides that, she's a little bit unruly. Someone asked me why I would name a begonia that grew so wild? I said it would be a little boring if we only named and grew the begonias that made small round perfect show plants. Most of the year 'Bad Kitty' is in its red form and the rhizomes are large and growing a little crazy. The leaves are star shaped, medium-sized, and hairy. They also grow on long petioles that are covered with white contrasting hair. She is also a very profuse bloomer in the spring with flowers on long stalks. 'Bad Kitty' just does what she wants. She makes an interesting hanging basket and you can't complain about how easy she is to grow or the intense red color. Everyone needs a begonia that's a little wild and a challenge. 'Bad Kitty' lives up to her name, as she is a cat after all." New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Believe in Magic' Code: 90617 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - Small to medium growing rhizomatous begonia. Normally the leaves are on the small side but in the right conditions could be much larger. This compact plant is covered with leaves in various shades from silver to lavender but generally when seen close up they are silver with red speckles. One of the smallest varieties to have a star shaped leaf, although still larger than a mini begonia. Showy and easy to grow with its magical coloring. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Brad Thompson' Code: 90608 Price: $13.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - This is a medium to large leaved rhizomatous begonia. Leaves are roughly star shaped with prominent eyes and veins with sparse long white hairs. New leaves usually start out red, then to tawny orange, then various shades of brown with darker brown markings. When fully mature they become dark green. The fabulous stages of coloring don't seem to change with growing conditions. It stays full and compact and is easy to grow. Yes, Brad Thompson did name a begonia after himself. He got tired of waiting for someone else to do it and wanted to enjoy it in his lifetime. Brad is very satisfied with his choice and if you are lucky enough to get one before they sell out you will be too. If you grow begonias, you need to have this one. If you don't, make this one your first. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Bunny Hug' Code: 90062 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium sized silver, textured, sparsely hairy leaves with a slight pink hue. White flowers on long petioles in spring. Very full growing and much easier to grow than many of the silver rhizomatous. Quickly makes a great specimen plant. First time offered for sale. (Worley)
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	Begonia 'Burnt Sienna' Code: 90510 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Leaves are star shaped with a serrated hairy edge and though the color varies with light conditions it is basically a beautiful burnt sienna color. It also has a prominent eye in the center with radiating red veins. Compact, full growing, and very showy. Added bonus of unusual dark hot pink flowers in spring that are very eye catching. A great plant for the begonia collector. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Careless Whisper' Code: 20346 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Large wavy double spiraled olive-green leaves, red stems, white flowers. Best new introduction (2000 American Begonia Society Convention). (Sytch)
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	Begonia 'Caribbean Prince' Code: 20378 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Light green leaves with a rhizomatous growth habit. This easy, vigorous grower makes a full compact plant and an outstanding hanging basket. (Anderson)
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	Begonia 'Carmel Browne' Code: 90519 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Carmel Browne's leaves have many pointed stars, cleft with a serrated edge, and are dark green to dark brown depending on light intensity or seasons. But, it is most often brown and has an unusual matte finish. It also has a prominent red eye in the center of each leaf. Easy to grow, stays compact and full. Pink flowers in spring. (Keepin)
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	Begonia 'Carol Knight' Code: 90508 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Leaves are lobed with lazy double spirals and a lightly hairy surface. As with all rhizomatous, the coloration can be variable with the light conditions. Begonia 'Carol Knight' may vary from its tawny brown color, especially in good light where its new leaves are red that gradually fade to an unusual aqua marine green. In all its color changes it maintains its most prominent features which are its prominent red veins, glowing center, and a waxy layer to mature leaves. The waxy layer makes taking photos that do it justice much harder. Leaves are also sparsely hairy with a serrated hairy edge. Hot pink flowers in spring. Very full growing, vigorous and easy to grow. Visitors who see it in person always are drawn to it. Very novel and a great begonia to collect. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Chameleon's Way' Code: 90582 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - This medium-sized full growing plant easily makes a perfectly shaped specimen. As the name implies the leaves change color with growing conditions, usually the changing light of the seasons. The star shaped leaves can range from green with brown markings to orange, red, bronze and all shades in between. A flurry of pink flowers in spring. Lovely multi-use plant for a large pot or hanging basket. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Checkered Past' Code: 90513 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Roughly round shaped leaves held upright on sturdy hairy petioles. Leaf is green with brown to black checkered markings and sparse hairs, the amount of checking depends on the amount of light, good light means more checks. Leaf has a lazy spiral with irregular lobes and serrated sparsely hairy edge. Very striking coloration, the spiral, size and shape distinguish it from other checked begonias including its parent Begonia 'Deco Checks' which also inspired its name. Spring flowers are interesting with the ovaries being green with dark pink petals. Showy, sturdy, easy to grow and a great addition for the begonia collector. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Chuckles' Code: 69260 Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Low to medium growing rhizomatous. Leaves are medium sized, dark velvety brown, round lightly lobed, undulated. Very full growing, stays compact. Pink flowers in spring. Easy to grow. Part of the Comedy series. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Clown Around' Code: 69261 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Low to medium growing rhizomatous. Large rounded green leaves with variable reddish dots. Hard to find coloring outside others of this series. Leaves don't really spiral but overlap. Flowers bright light pink. Full and easy growing. Part of the Comedy series. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Comic Strip' Code: 90278 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Little known member of the Comedy series and one of the last ones named. Has medium rounded lobed hairy leaves that are bright green double spiral with chocolate chip markings. Large clusters of light pink flowers in spring. Although will eventually get large, it stays very full. First time offered for sale online. A must have for fans of the Comedy Series and for anyone that wants an easy to grow rhizomatous with the chocolate chip markings. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Copper King' Code: 90615 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - Small rhizomatous begonia. The name is a bit of a misnomer in that it really should be Copper Kid or something with a small name, but just didn't seem to fit. The picture doesn't do justice to the strong overall copper color of the leaf. Younger leaves have somewhat shallow lobes but mature leaves are more star shaped. The copper coloring is most vivid in the center and along the central veins and along the sparsely hairy edge. A smaller begonia but still vigorous and easy to grow with plenty of white to light pink flowers in spring. A good candidate for a windowsill, small basket, or just as a potted plant. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Cowardly Lion' Code: 20350 Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Large textured yellow-gold spiraled leaves veined and patterned russet brown, compact habit. Sprays of white flowers. (Mounger)
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	Begonia 'Curly Cleo' Code: 90493 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium to large pale green leaves with dark markings and a pronounced double spiral. Leaves are on very stiff upright hairy petioles. Leaf is double spiraled, deeply cleft, hairy with reddish brown to black markings and a serrated hairy, stitch marked edge. Easy to grow, full and showy. Pink flowers in spring. Our plants stay relatively small and compact but under the right conditions could be a very large spectacular specimen. (Kartuz)
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	Begonia 'Deco Checks' Code: 90109 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium sized dark green leaves with dark black checkering and white center eye. Markings are consistent regardless of light conditions, so won't fade out or change with seasons as do some with similar markings. Leaves are deeply lobed but not quite star-shaped, more rounded. Profuse light pink flowers in spring. Markings are very unusual and distinct. First time offered for sale. Limited supply. (Anderson)
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	Begonia 'Earthtones' Code: 90476 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Small to medium growing rhizomatous. Leaves are medium sized, rounded, slightly lobed, on long straight stiff petioles. Gets its name from the leaf colors which change with the seasons or light conditions and can be any shade from aqua marine to raw umber or even ochre with dark veining and spots. Full growing and compact. Dark hot pink flowers in spring. Easy to grow. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Erythrophylla' Code: 90361 Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none
(Beefsteak Begonia, Kidney Begonia) Old-fashioned cultivar with dark green, glossy, round, peltate leaves, red underside. This German cross of Begonia hydrocotylifolia and Begonia manicata was made in 1845, making it one of the earliest hybrids in cultivation. It has been passed down by families for generations, which is the reason it has stayed around for such a long time. Easy.
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	Begonia 'Erythrophylla Helix' Code: 90454 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
This is a sport of Begonia 'Erythrophylla'. Everything is exactly the same as with the old-fashioned cultivar except 'Helix' has pronounced double spiraled leaves. As with its parent, its leaves are dark green and glossy with a red underside.
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	Begonia 'Firefade' Code: 90496 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium leaved rhizomatous begonia. Roughly star shaped leaves, lobed with hairy serrated edge. Leaves are dark red to a tawny brown with a fine green edge and darker markings along edge. New leaves have a red eye and radiating red veins that fade to white eyes with light red veins, hence the fading fire. Edges almost seem to glow because of the way the light hits the narrow green edge. Easy to grow, full growing, and spectacular in all its colorations. A bonus of light pink flowers in spring. A new must have. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Firewater' Code: 90601 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - This is one of those begonias that isn't quite a mini rhizomatous but isn't a medium either, so it falls in-between. Named 'Firewater' because the leaves are red and green, which brings to mind fire and water. The small lobed leaves also have a thin layer of silver overlay, which the photo fails to adequately show. Coloring stays fairly consistent all year regardless of light conditions. Though small, it is easy to grow and quickly fills the pot with narrow rhizomes. This multi-purpose begonia is very versatile and fast growing. This is great begonia to have, especially if you want smaller growing ones. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Giggles' Code: 69270 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Low growing rhizomatous. Medium sized spiral deeply lobed green leaves with a crinkled hairy edge. Flowers pink. Very compact and tight growing, hard to tell one leaf from the next. Very cute, makes a nice small potted plant easily. One of the Comedy series. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Golden Swallowtail' Code: 90515 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
We don't know how "new" this begonia is but it's new to Kartuz Greenhouses. We really like it. The leaves are a bright yellow/green with a faint brown stitching along the edge. Leaves have overlapping lazy spirals but you can barely tell anyway since the leaf folds and cups, and the plant grows so full, it's hard to tell where one leaf ends and other starts. Leaves are irregularly lobed, sometimes shallow and sometimes to a cleft. Very crisp and clean in appearance with a satin sheen that only adds to the golden affect. Lots of pink flower spikes in late winter. Everyone loves this begonia not only for it's looks, but also for it's ease of growth. Although it isn't listed in the International Database for Begonias, we are fairly sure that it's a Tim Anderson hybrid.
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	Begonia 'Halloween Treat' Code: 90497 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Was formally named 'Halloween' but we found there was already a B. 'Halloween' so it was changed. If you already have our plant named B. 'Halloween', please change it to 'Halloween Treat'. This is a small to medium leaved rhizomatous begonia. Leaves are lobed roughly star shaped, serrated and lobed with sparse hair on surface and edges. Under our light conditions (bright filtered light), B. 'Halloween Treat' spends most of the year in various shades of pumpkin from dark orange to tawny brown with some darker markings and a prominent central 'eye'. Near Halloween the leaves turn completely black with red glowing 'eyes' and veins. That's pretty much where its name originated. It stays small and compact but is easy to grow and full growing. Very odd shade of profuse hot pink flowers in spring. A great plant to aquire. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Hotspot' Code: 90602 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - This is like the unruly monster version of Michael Kartuz's Begonia 'Vivaldi'. While it shares the same coloring as 'Vivaldi' and they look alike as children, that is were the similarity ends. Begonia 'Hotspot' does not stay small, the leaves grow to a medium size and probably will get even larger in the best growing conditions. The leaves have a slightly lobed and dentated edge and are a bright shade of green with hot red spots from which it get its name. Profuse bloomer in spring with a shower of pink flowers. If it has one bad trait, it's that you have to work a little to keep it in bounds. Easy and grows quickly. Another great plant for begonia enthusiasts, especially for new growers that want a fancy begonia that they can easily grow. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'In Stitches' Code: 69276 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Low to medium growing rhizomatous. Leaves are medium sized with medium green star-shaped leaves with black stitching and hairs along the margin. Leaves are on long hairy petioles. Pink flowers in spring. Easy to grow, part of the Comedy series and the only one of the series with this coloring. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Indian Summer' Code: 90498 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium leaved rhizomatous. It's very hard to get a perfect image since the velvety sheen to the leaf is hard to capture. Roughly a rounded star shaped leaf, lobed and slightly cupped with a glowing hairy serrated edge. The leaves can go through color changes during the year from reddish brown to orange/red with faint darker markings but always with a central glowing eye and glowing red central veins. In Autumn B. 'Indian Summer' is nearly always the color in the picture and no matter what shade it always has that velvety sheen. The leaves do practically glow. It has the added bonus of profuse medium pink flowers in spring. Compact and easy to grow. A must have. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Jagged Edge' Code: 69339 Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Low growing rhizomatous. Leaves are upright cleft fans with spirals and a serrated edge. Leaves are dark bronzy green. Very unusual color and leaf. Low sprawling habit but compact. Hard to find and much sought after. (Kartuz)
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	Begonia 'Jealous Zebra' Code: 90499 Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium sized bright green star leaves with reddish brown to black stripes and a serrated hairy edging. Leaves are on sturdy, upright hairy petioles. Very profuse bloomer in spring. Flowers are light pink with speckles. Very fast and easy growing and always showy in or out of bloom. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Jim Jaeger' Code: 90603 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - This recently released begonia has roughly star-shaped medium-sized leaves that are multicolored, although muted in tone. The green leaves are dominated by dark brown markings, either solid or patterned, which cover nearly all the spaces between the leaf veins . Each leaf generally has a silvery streak along the end of each main vein that has a strong lavender tint. While the coloring is understated, it is striking and distinctive. The leaves are sparsely covered with hairs. There aren't many begonias with lavender streaks that are easy to grow, faultless, and that make a perfectly shaped full plant. The coloring changes very little with growing condition or the seasons. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Just Dandy' Code: 90477 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium to large growing. Medium sized leaves live up to its name and vary in shades of reds, oranges and browns with dark brown markings and a pronounced double spiral center. Easy and full growing, medium bright pink flowers in spring on long stems. First time offered. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'King Me' Code: 90619 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - Medium leaved rhizomatous begonia. Bright green leaves with so many nearly red checks that some leaves have almost no green at all. Leaves are a distorted star shape with rounded tips and a sparsely hairy surface and edge with a prominent white eye. Leaves are on short petioles, so it stays very full and compact. The name refers to the checkers game, since it has so many checks that the name just seems to fit. Medium pink flowers with speckles and a lighter pink edge blooming in spring. Very easy to grow and vigorous, a good companion for its sibling Begonia 'Vista Checks'. New introduction for 2017. (Thompson)
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	Begonia 'Kingsbury' Code: 69332 Price: $9.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Medium to large sized angular-shaped leaves with red hairs on margin. Leaves are a pale gray-green color and have a hairy red collar around the leaf stalk where leaf connects. Pink flowers in spring. Takes a little work to get a shapely plant but worth the effort. Rhizome grows upright. Old hybrid, but rarely offered. Similar to Begonia 'Colonel Gale'.
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	Begonia 'Leprechaun Envy' Code: 90613 Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none
NEW! - Medium leaved rhizomatous begonia. Gets its name from the fact that it's a little more green and a little less spiraled than its sibling Begonia 'Leprechaun's Kiss'. Still, very nice yellow green coloring with blacker markings. Was originally released by accident by another nursery before subsequently being named by Brad Thompson. Very easy to grow, symmetrical in shape, and is a good companion to grow with its sibling. New addition for 2017. (Thompson)
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Brad Thompson has grouped some of his rhyzomatous hybrids into the following series according to their parentage, appearance, and name relevance: Comedy Series, Egyptian Series

See this link to Brad's website The Names Page for detailed explanation on his naming criteria.