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Begonia bradei

Begonia bradei (Irmscher, 1953) is an erect, shrubby Atlantic Forest begonia from southeastern Brazil, growing to about 1.6 m, with purplish leaf undersides and scales on the stems. It grows in humid lower-montane rain forest, so it suits warm days, mild nights and high humidity.

Begonia bradei
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A São Paulo specimen describes an erect herb 1.6 m tall in lower-montane dense ombrophilous forest along a trail in Jacupiranga State Park at 400 m. Older material comes from 'Alto da Serra' in the Serra do Mar, and the species is widely grown and hybridised.

Few records carry altitudes; one wild record is at 400 m, and Alto da Serra lies at about 800 m.

Brazil

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.