Begonia tropaeolifolia
An Andean begonia from the moist montane forests of Colombia and Ecuador, recorded between about 2,000 and 3,300 m. It is listed as Endangered because its forest is being cleared. Treat it as a cool cloud-forest plant: it wants mild days, cold nights, constant humidity and shade, and it will struggle in a warm living room.
Where it grows wild
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest in the Andes. Beyond the forest type and altitude, published habitat detail for this species is thin; it is assumed to grow as a shade-dwelling herb on the forest floor and banks, as most Andean begonias do.
About 2,000 to 3,300 m in the Andes. This is cool, often misty montane forest, not lowland rainforest.
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