Begonia asperifolia

Begonia asperifolia is a deciduous, tuberous begonia from the eastern Himalaya and the Hengduan mountains (NW Yunnan, SE Tibet, Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh). It has small pink tubers and one to a few large, rough-textured leaves up to 30 cm long. It grows on moist cliffs, rocky slopes and stream banks at about 1,000–2,800 m, and dies back in the dry 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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on vertical cliffs among mosses and liverworts, alongside other begonias and Henckelia. It also grows on steep rocky slopes, rocky stream banks, roadsides and trailsides.

It has been recorded from 1,025 to 2,770 m, with a median of 1,900 m. The type was collected at 2,700 m in Yunnan.

China South-CentralTibetEast HimalayaMyanmar

🔒 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.