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Begonia domingensis

peanut-brittle begonia

Begonia domingensis, the peanut-brittle begonia, is a shrubby, spreading cane-type begonia from Hispaniola. Wild records come mainly from the mountains of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, including the Cordillera Central and Sierra de Bahoruco, at up to about 1,800 m. It is grown more for its neat, spreading habit than for its flowers, and does well in bright shade with mild temperatures and moderate humidity.

Begonia domingensis
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest edges, ravines and moist slopes in mountain forest on Hispaniola, from Jarabacoa and the Cordillera Central to the Sierra de Bahoruco and the hills behind Croix-des-Bouquets. A few low-elevation records suggest it also grows in moist lowland sites.

Records run from near sea level to about 1,800 m, most between 800 and 1,800 m in montane forest.

Dominican RepublicHaiti

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.