Begonia antonietae

Begonia ×antonietae is a natural hybrid described by Brade in 1957 from the Serra da Mantiqueira in south-eastern Brazil. It grows as an erect herb about 40–50 cm tall with pink or white flowers, in montane Atlantic forest and on forest roadsides around Itatiaia at about 1080–1500 m. It needs mild days, cool winter nights and a slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe dense montane ombrophilous forest along waterfall trails in Itatiaia National Park, roadside banks in degraded forest, and roadsides high in the serra between Piquete and Itajubá.

Recorded elevations on labels are 1081–1500 m; the measured sites are at about 1080 and 1200 m.

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.