Begonia cirrosa

A begonia from the karst country along the Guangxi–Yunnan border of southern China, named by L.B. Smith and Wasshausen in 1983. It is recorded at 375–1020 m, where summers are warm and wet and winters are cool and dry. Its ecology is not published in detail, so these targets rely on the measured climate and on the habitat of other begonias from this limestone region.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The records fall in the limestone karst of southwest Guangxi and southeast Yunnan. Begonias there typically grow on shaded, moist limestone rocks, cave mouths and forest floors. This is inferred from the region, not recorded for the species.

Records span 375–1020 m, with a median of 840 m.

China: South-CentralChina: 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.