Begonia 'T REX St. Nick'
Begonia 'T REX St. Nick' has large, exotic leaves with a red center surrounded by green and white polka dots.
Begonia 'T REX Ruby Slippers'
Begonia 'T REX Ruby Slippers' features glossy, ruby-red leaves with a black, star-shaped center.
Begonia 'T REX First Blush'
Begonia ‘T REX First Blush' has silvery-lavender leaves highlighted by raspberry with a chocolate center.
Begonia 'T REX Stardust'
Begonia 'T REX Stardust' produces a galaxy of colors with its green, burgundy, and violet foliage, stippled and spotted with thousands of cream-colored dots.
Begonia 'HOLIDAY Jolly Holly'
Begonia 'HOLIDAY Jolly Holly' features bright, shiny, holly-like leaves embossed with silver. Its red flowers add extra cheer for months, and the male flowers formed in winter never open and resemble holly berries.
Begonia 'HOLIDAY Silver Bells'
Begonia 'HOLIDAY Silver Bells' has elegant, silver-topped leaves that sparkle like shiny ornaments. This easy-to-grow plant’s narrow and deeply cut leaves are held by pink stems and form a dense habit.
Begonia 'HOLIDAY New Year's Eve'
Begonia 'HOLIDAY New Year's Eve' has silver-green foliage that contrasts nicely with its long-lasting, bright pink flowers. It has a tight, mounding habit and flowers indoors, even in the winter.
Coleus 'TERRA NOVA Lovebird'
Coleus 'TERRA NOVA Lovebird' produces ruffled red leaves edged in yellow, creating a bright punch of color for indoor spaces.
Coleus 'TERRA NOVA Macaw'
Coleus 'TERRA NOVA Macaw' boasts cute, fingered, cream-colored leaves with vibrant maroon edges. It fits well in small pots.
Coleus 'FANCY FEATHERS Copper'
Coleus 'FANCY FEATHERS Copper' forms a mounding tuffet of copper-orange, feather-like leaves and is an artful adornment in living rooms and kitchens to at-home work offices and family rooms.
Terra Nova Nurseries has released its Top 10 varieties for houseplant application in response to the National Garden Bureau’s new houseplant category for its Year of Program.
Terra Nova’s breeding and marketing team worked together to create this list. The main goal of the list is to support the growing trend and demand for indoor plants among growers, retailers, and consumers.
The ten recommended varieties for 2021 are:
- Begonia ‘T REX St. Nick’
- Begonia ‘T REX Ruby Slippers’
- Begonia ‘T REX First Blush’
- Begonia ‘T REX ‘Stardust’
- Begonia ‘HOLIDAY Jolly Holly’
- Begonia ‘HOLIDAY Silver Bells’
- Begonia ‘HOLIDAY New Year’s Eve’
- Coleus ‘TERRA NOVA Lovebird’
- Coleus ‘TERRA NOVA Macaw’
- Coleus ‘FANCY FEATHERS Copper’
Johnny Eppich is a former Digital Content Editor for GreenhouseGrower.com and GrowingProduce.com.
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