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	Gardening Articles: Flowers Features The Begonia Show-Offs By Chuck Anderson with Laurel Taylor Seemingly infinite variety characterizes the genus Begonia. Plants can be long-stemmed or low-growing, have fuzzy or shiny leaves, and produce large flowers or ones so... more More Features: Tarnished Plant Bug Shopper's Guide to Bark Mulch Spectacular Desert Plants Tip of the Day Control Hollyhock Rust Orange spots on leaves indicate hollyhock rust disease. Under warm, rainy conditions the fungus splashes onto the lower leaves and spreads throughout the plant. Mulch plants early in the season with hay or straw to stop this disease.