Begonia asteroides

Begonia asteroides is a western Mexican begonia described in 1939, known from Michoacán, the State of Mexico and Nayarit. It grows at 500–2,250 m in ravines, woodland and cloud forest (bosque mesófilo). Its region has a harsh six-month dry season, so it probably dies back or slows sharply in winter and spring, though no source confirms this.

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 record a barranca (ravine) at Huizontla, woods at Naranjillo–Puentes and cloud forest beside a track on Cerro Tancítaro. These are sheltered, moister pockets in a seasonally dry landscape.

It has been recorded from 516 to 2,250 m, with a median of 1,340 m.

Mexico CentralMexico Southwest

🔒 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.