Begonia obscura

A Begonia from Espírito Santo in south-eastern Brazil, described by Brade in 1957. Labels describe an herb about 1 m tall with green leaves, reddish veins beneath and white flowers. The wild records come from Atlantic Forest reserves, and most other material is cultivated. Grow it warm and shaded with a slightly cooler, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wild records come from the Sooretama Biological Reserve and the Vale (CVRD) Natural Reserve, both lowland tabuleiro Atlantic Forest; it probably grows in shaded forest understory.

No elevation on the records; the tabuleiro reserves lie at about 30–150 m, while the one measured site is at 647 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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

Grow Begonia obscura? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Begonia

Begonia bowerae Begonia glandulosa Begonia maculata Begonia carrieae Begonia darthvaderiana Begonia masoniana Begonia imperialis Begonia mazae Begonia dregei Begonia lubbersii Begonia heracleifolia Begonia versicolor All 2315 →

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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.