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Begonia crispula

A small rhizomatous Begonia described by Brade in 1950 from the Rio Doce valley in southeastern Brazil, collected in damp places along the Vitória-Minas railway. A cultivated specimen describes a plant about 20 cm tall with grey-green leaves, reddish petioles and stipules, and pink flowers. There are no georeferenced wild records, so the care below uses the measured regional climate and assumes a damp, shaded microhabitat.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Damp, humid places in Atlantic Forest along the Rio Doce corridor between Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais (Boa Vista to Pedro Palacio).

Unknown; the climate site is at about 580 m.

Brazil 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.