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Begonia semperflorens

B. semperflorens Link & Otto is a southern Brazilian herb of Atlantic rainforest and one of the wild ancestors of the wax begonias. Several authorities treat it as a synonym of B. cucullata, a fleshy-leaved perennial native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It tolerates brighter light and a wider temperature range than most begonias.

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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Flora e Funga do Brasil, via GBIF, lists it as a terrestrial herb of Atlantic rainforest (Floresta Ombrófila). B. cucullata also colonises roadsides and disturbed ground where it has become naturalised.

Recorded at 174–757 m, median 360 m, in lowland to submontane southern Brazil.

Brazil South (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)

🔒 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.