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Begonia hydrocotylifolia

A small rhizomatous Mexican begonia with round, pennywort-like leaves. It is known from central Veracruz and neighbouring Puebla, at 250–1640 m. It is one of the parents of the classic beefsteak begonia (B. ×erythrophylla), and it copes with a marked dry spring.

Begonia hydrocotylifolia
Photo: Hooker, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records come from the Huatusco–Xalapa–Calcahualco area of central Veracruz, in shaded ravines and banks of montane and semi-evergreen forest. The shade level is inferred from the genus.

Records span 250–1639 m, with a median of 680 m. The main climate site is at 555 m and has been adjusted down from a grid cell near 1170 m.

Mexico GulfMexico Southwest

🔒 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.