Begonia angularis

Begonia angularis is a shrubby, cane-stemmed begonia with angled stems from Brazil's Atlantic Forest, recorded from Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais to São Paulo and the south. It is widely recorded in forest edges and moist, shaded patches of forest at about 700-1,200 m. It likes a warm-temperate setup with a cool, drier winter.

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

Labels mention forest edges, road verges in Itatiaia National Park, and the moister, shadier parts of forest patches (capões), including around caves in the Serra do Gandarela.

Recorded at 145-1,750 m, with a median of about 1,060 m.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.