Begonia augustae

Begonia augustae is a New Guinea begonia described by Irmscher in 1913, found in Papua New Guinea and the Bird's Head region of Indonesian Papua. It grows in riverine and hill forest, including regrowth, from near sea level to about 1,470 m. Its climate is hot and wet all year, with no dry season.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specimens come from riverine forest along streams (Crater Mountain, Bismarck Range) and from regrowth in a hill-forest mosaic at Kusare.

Few records give an elevation. Those that do range from about 600 to 1,470 m, and the coordinates suggest lowland sites from about 60 m.

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.