Begonia pedatifida
A rhizomatous begonia from the mountains of central and southwestern China, with deeply cut, palmately divided leaves and pale pink to white flowers. It grows in moist, shady spots under broadleaf forest, often on limestone rocks and banks, between about 300 and 1,700 m. Unlike most begonias it comes from a climate with real winters, so it dies back and wants a cool rest.
Where it grows wild
Moist, shady places beneath broadleaf forest, often on damp limestone rocks, ravine banks and streamsides. Specimen and observation notes include 'lithophyte on limestone rocks' and seasonally dry forest on limestone at the southern edge of its range. It is a rhizomatous perennial about 0.4–0.6 m tall with prominent basal leaves.
Literature gives 300–1,700 m; the records that carry an elevation mostly fall around 900–1,200 m, for example on Mt Emei in Sichuan.
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