Begonia atlantica

Begonia atlantica is a creeping, rhizomatous begonia described in 2022. It is known only from a coastal hill near Pico do Jaraguá in Caraguatatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil. Unusually for a begonia, it grows on large igneous rocks under the forest canopy, away from streams, in relatively dry Atlantic Forest at about 30–100 m. It is related to B. microinduta.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

It grows only over large igneous rock outcrops inside forest near the summit of a hill, not along streams. The forest is described as quite dry, with large scattered rocks. Later collections come from forest along the road to Poço das Antas.

It grows at about 30–100 m, in coastal lowland Atlantic Forest.

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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