Undeniably, the weeping willow stands out as the most renowned plant with its distinct “weeping” trait. Yet, there’s another plant that shares this feature – the weeping begonia. Although there are other plants, such as silk begonia, weeping cherry, and weeping plum, the weeping willow remains the more captivating and consequently, the more well-known.
The Tang Dynasty’s “Hundred Flowers” refers to Begonia, which was introduced as a foreign plant and not indigenous to the area. This means that Begonia is an imported species. In the beginning, Tang only produced flowers but didn’t bear any fruit, but it later developed into a woody plant with beautiful flowers and non-edible fruits.
Over the years, the begonia plant has gained a lot of popularity and respect. Back in the days of the Song Dynasty in China, it became a common decorative plant and people started cultivating different varieties through horticulture techniques.
