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Begonias Partly documented

Begonia peltata

Begonia peltata ranges from southern Mexico to Honduras, from near sea level to about 1,840 m, in a climate with a hot, dry spring and a long rainy season. Its shield-shaped (peltate) leaves give it its name. Growers should give it brighter light, lower humidity and a drier winter than rainforest begonias.

Begonia peltata
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found in the sources reached. The records span seasonally dry to humid forest across a wide elevation range. A marked dry season suggests it tolerates drier conditions than most begonias.

Recorded elevations are 9–1,839 m, median 846 m (62 records).

MexicoGuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.