Begonia carrieae

A Chiapas begonia described by Ziesenhenne in 1976 in The Begonian. GBIF holds only two wild records, from central Chiapas at about 800 m, where there is a long, sharp dry season from November to April.

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

Forest in central Chiapas. No habitat notes were found. With the dry season this long, it probably grows in moist, shaded ravines or on rocky banks.

The single measured site is at about 800 m.

Mexico 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.