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Begonia davisii

Begonia davisii is a dwarf, tufted tuberous begonia from the Peruvian Andes, introduced to England in 1877 and used by Veitch's nursery to breed the dwarf bedding tuberous begonias. It has glossy bluish-green leaves that are purplish beneath and upright red stalks carrying orange-scarlet flowers. Grow it like a cool, bright montane tuberous begonia: mild days, cool nights, moist air in growth and a dry winter rest as a tuber.

Begonia davisii
Photo: Charles Morrens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collected by Walter Davis in the Peruvian Andes (the original account places it near Arequipa). Published habitat detail is sparse; like its Andean tuberous relatives it is expected to grow on shaded banks, rock ledges and among grasses and shrubs where the soil is moist during the rainy season and the plant dies back to a tuber in the dry season.

Andean montane species; the exact elevation of wild populations is not documented in the sources we could open. Our measured data file had no usable wild GBIF records for this name, so no measured climate is available.

Peru (Andes)

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.