Begonia socotrana
A small begonia endemic to north-central Socotra, the island's only begonia, notable for flowering in winter and famous as a parent of the winter-flowering Begonia × hiemalis (Elatior/Rieger) hybrids. It grows among rocks in dry forest and shrubland in the island's mountains, growing and flowering in the cool, wetter season and resting through the hot, dry summer. Grow it as a winter-growing begonia with a dry summer rest.
Where it grows wild
Rocky areas, dry forest and dry shrubland in north-central Socotra, which centres on the Hajhir Mountains. The mountains catch far more rain than the lowlands (up to about 800 mm a year inland, falling mostly with the north-east monsoon from October to December), and a begonia there is most likely in shaded, moist rock crevices and under boulders.
No elevation range was found; the Hajhir Mountains rise to 1,519 m and receive more rain at height than the lowlands.
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