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Begonia cordifolia

A small, succulent-stemmed begonia from Sri Lanka and southern India with heart-shaped leaves, pink petioles and white to pink-tinged flowers. It grows on shady rocks, cliff crevices and wet stream banks, and flowers during the monsoon from June to December. Little cultivation information exists; give it warm, humid, shaded conditions and a free-draining rocky medium.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial and rock-dwelling herb of shaded, moist places: shady roadside rocks, crevices on cliffs, wet stream banks and shady to semi-exposed slopes on reddish-brown earth, where it can form populations.

GBIF records with elevations run from about 100 to 1200 m, most below 700 m.

Sri LankaIndiaBangladesh

🔒 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.