Begonia froebelii

An Andean Begonia from the western slopes of Ecuador, described by A. de Candolle in 1874 from plants grown by the Froebel nursery. It grows at 1500–2500 m in habitats ranging from wet montane cloud forest to semi-arid mountain slopes kept damp by fog, and faces a real dry season from June to October. It is usually treated as tuberous, so expect it to die back when the dry season comes.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels record tropical evergreen montane forest, lower montane wet forest by a river, cloud-forest remnants, steep dry slopes 'wet from drifting fog', semi-arid mountain forest and even as an epiphyte in an orange plantation.

Recorded from 1500 to 2500 m, median 2000 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.