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Begonia alchemilloides

Begonia alchemilloides is a small Brazilian begonia of the central highlands, recorded from Minas Gerais and Goiás at 750–1850 m. Specimens come from waterfalls, escarpment edges, gallery forest near streams and rocky ridge crests in the cerrado region. The climate there has a hot wet summer and a long, very dry winter, so growers should expect a strong seasonal rhythm.

Begonia alchemilloides
Photo: Andre Luis Lima Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Specimen labels place it at waterfalls, on escarpment edges, near streams and forest patches, and on ridge-top trails such as the Serra do Curral. These are moist, shaded microsites within a seasonally dry cerrado landscape.

Recorded at 750–1850 m, median about 1040 m, from 46 records with elevations.

Brazil NorthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-Central

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.