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Begonia aconitifolia

A Brazilian cane-like begonia up to about 1 m tall. Its deeply cut, palmately lobed leaves are often silver-spotted, and it bears panicles of pink flowers. It is endemic to Brazil's Atlantic Forest and was a key parent of the 'superba' cane begonias, created by crossing it with 'Corallina de Lucerna'. It grows well in warm, bright shade with a slightly drier, cooler winter.

Begonia aconitifolia
Photo: Begonial, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specific field notes are scarce. The GBIF specimens come mostly from Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná and north-eastern states, in the Atlantic Forest region. Its cane habit suggests forest understory, edges and clearings, in broken light. Naturalised plants in Hawaii grow in wet, shady secondary forest.

Recorded elevations span sea level to about 1,700 m, median 538 m (124 records). The single negative value is a data error.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.