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Begonia archboldiana

Begonia archboldiana is a Papua New Guinea begonia described by Merrill and Perry in 1943 from Bella Vista in the former Central Division. Specimens record it on wet stream banks in forest at about 1450 m. It needs a cool, very humid, shady streamside setup.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The collection notes read 'wet banks of stream in forest', from a single locality at about 1450 m. Other specimens are labelled Boridi, a mountain locality in the same region.

The collection is at about 1450 m; the one georeferenced record used for climate sits at 601 m, which is much lower.

New Guinea

🔒 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.