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Begonia aspersa

Begonia aspersa is a stemmed begonia in section Petermannia, described in 2021 from the karst limestone mountains of Ha Giang Province in northern Vietnam. Its hairy leaves are covered in irregular spots, and it grows on very steep, eroded limestone slopes in remnant forest at 800–1,000 m. Nothing is known of its cultivation, so the advice below is inferred from similar northern Vietnamese karst begonias.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The type was collected on very steep mountain slopes of solid, highly eroded karst limestone in remnant forest.

It grows at 800–1,000 m (type locality in Quan Ba District, Ha Giang).

Vietnam

🔒 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.