Begonia tetrandra

An Ecuadorian endemic Begonia from premontane and montane wet forest on the eastern Andean slope, mostly between 1100 and 2450 m. It is a cool-growing Begonia that wants mild days, cool nights and constant humidity.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Collected along roadsides and forest trails through premontane wet forest between Tena and Baeza, near Cosanga, and south of Mera toward the Río Anzu. The IUCN classes its habitat as moist montane forest, where Begonia typically grow on shaded banks.

Recorded at 1085–2450 m, median about 1840 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.