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Begonia incarnata var. purpurascens

A purple-tinged form of Begonia incarnata, first named by Regel in 1867 from plants grown at the St Petersburg botanic garden. Kew now treats it as a synonym of the species. B. incarnata is a shrubby, cane-stemmed begonia of Mexican cloud forest and stream margins at about 900–1900 m. It wants bright shade, mild temperatures with cool nights, and a slightly cooler, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels for B. incarnata place it in montane cloud forest (bosque mesófilo de montaña) in the Sierra Norte de Puebla and central Veracruz. It grows on humid, shaded slopes near rivers, in gallery forest with alder, willow and pine, on rocks beside streams, along moist road banks, and in shade-coffee plantations and secondary forest.

Species records mostly lie at 1000–1650 m, with a spread of about 500–1900 m.

Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico 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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