Rex begonias are rhizomatous in growth habit, but are grouped separately because of the colour of their leaves. The original Rex Begonia was brought from Assam in India in 1856, by mistake, in a collection of orchids. The following are examples of rex begonias grown by members of the Melbourne Begonia Society.

B. Unknown Rex (Foliage) – Grower: Peg Moyle

B. Rex Putz (Foliage) – Grower: Lauren Keim

B Silver Skies (rex) Bruce Moyle

Rex begonia (unknown) – Kevin Butterworth

B. ‘Black Knight’

B. ‘Escargot’,

Assorted Rexes – Lydia Wong

B. Rex – Vicki Russell

Elle May Morgan (rex) – Kevin Butterworth

B ‘Escargot’,

B. ‘Harmony Embers’

B ‘Raspberry Torte’

B. ‘Silky Swirl’,

B. ‘Armada’,

B. ‘Merry Christmas’

B. ‘Greyghost’,

B. ‘Celebration’,

B. ‘Putzeys’,

B. ‘New York Swirl’

Cane-Like | Rex | Rhizomatous | Semi-Tuberous | Semperflorens | Shrub-Like |
Thick-Stemmed | Trailing-Scandent | Tuberous

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