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Begonias Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Begonia alice-clarkae

“Begonia alice-clarkae” is a misspelling of Begonia alice-clarkiae, a Chiapas species described by Ziesenhenne in 1976. GBIF has no records under this spelling. The profile follows B. alice-clarkiae, which is known in the wild from one collection near Ocozocoautla at about 800 m.

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

The habitat is not given on the one wild record. The Ocozocoautla area is limestone upland with ravines and seasonally dry to humid forest, where begonias usually grow on shaded, moist banks and rocks.

The single wild record is from about 800 m near Ocozocoautla.

Mexico 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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