Begonia sodiroi

A high-Andean Ecuadorian Begonia named after the collector Luis Sodiro, recorded mainly from 2,000-3,400 m in montane forest of Pichincha and neighbouring provinces. Little is published beyond its 1908 description, so the growing notes rest on the measured cool montane climate and on how Andean begonias grow.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found. Records sit in humid montane and upper montane forest, where Andean begonias grow on wet banks, road cuts and forest edges in bright shade.

Wild records span 500-3,400 m with a median of 2,400 m; most sites are above 2,000 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.