Begonia glandulosa

A Mexican Begonia described in 1861 from plants grown in Britain. It grows on wet rock walls and cliffs in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Puebla, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz. Give it warm days, mild winter nights, shade and humid air, with a slightly drier winter.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe it on rocks on cliffs by rivers in tropical subevergreen forest, and on very humid rock walls in cloud forest. One label describes it as ruderal in disturbed evergreen forest.

Recorded from 137 to 1521 m, with a median of 656 m. The heaviest-weighted climate site is at about 1380 m, so the figures lean toward the cooler, higher sites.

Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico Northeast

🔒 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.