Begonia incarnata

A shrubby, cane-like evergreen begonia up to about 1 m, with asymmetric green leaves and pink flowers. GBIF records place it in the humid mountains of Veracruz and Puebla, Mexico. It is a cool-tolerant, easy begonia for bright shade with a mild night drop.

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

Humid montane forest and forest edges in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Veracruz and Puebla, around places such as Xalapa, Coatepec, Huatusco and Zacapoaxtla, a region of cloud forest and humid pine-oak forest.

The localities lie mostly around 1000–2000 m; the records themselves rarely give an elevation.

Mexico

🔒 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.