A comprehensive, accessible study of the 14 wild, Andean species of tuberous Begonia and their garden hybrids. This book updates the taxonomy of the tuberous begonias and discusses their natural history, conservation, artificial selection, and cultivation.

Begonias have enormous horticultural appeal, are widely cultivated in the home, and include hardy species for the garden and semi-hardy species for containers. Concise descriptions, keys, and elegant illustrations of more than 300 commonly grown species and their most popular cultivars are included.