Plant in light to deep shade or morning sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate regularly. Hardy to short duration cold temperatures down to around 28°F. A great begonia for large spaces in the garden. This variety was introduced into cultivation by the legendary Begonia hybridizer Rudolph Ziesenhenne (1911-2005), who discovered the plant as a chance seedling in his greenhouse at his Santa Barbara nursery in the 1960s. The story goes that it went some time without a name until a National Geographic photographer asked Ziesenhenne about it. To honor Madame Ganna Walska and her wonderful Lotusland garden where many of his begonias had been planted, he named it Begonia 'Lotusland' in 1999. The pictures on this page taken in the fern garden at Ganna Walska Lotusland.

Ziesenhenne named his plants after Santa Barbara area locations or people living in the area such as this cultivar, Begonia 'Cachuma', Begonia 'Yanonali' and he named Begonia 'Freddie' after his son and named Begonia 'Ramirez' for a Santa Barbara gardener. 

The information displayed on this page about Begonia 'Lotusland' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.