The begonia, also known as crooked leaf, is an attractive house and garden plant, but is overlooked by some hobby gardeners as a bit boring. Here are seven unique benefits and properties of the begonia that make it worth purchasing even for previous skeptics.
The plants need almost no fertilizer, at least outside, but only a very small supply of nutrients in irrigation water about 14 days. There are over 1,800 species of begonias worldwide, but there are also a large number of varieties in Germany.