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Begonias Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Begonia obliqua

The type species of the genus Begonia, from the forests of the Lesser Antilles (Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and neighbouring islands). Little growing detail is published; the conditions here come from the measured island climate and what suits Begonias of moist Caribbean forest: warm, humid, shaded and evenly moist.

Begonia obliqua
Photo: Robert John Thornton (1768-1837), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist forest on the volcanic islands of the Lesser Antilles, growing on the ground in the understory and on shaded banks. Microhabitat detail is not published; this follows the genus.

Recorded at 75–752 m, median 518 m (11 records with elevations).

Leeward Is.Windward Is.

🔒 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.