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Begonia wollnyi

A robust, cane-like Begonia up to 2 m tall with a succulent stem. It is widespread around the edge of the Amazon, from Venezuela to Bolivia and northwest Argentina. It drops its leaves and usually flowers in the dry season, so it needs a real dry-season rest in cultivation.

Begonia wollnyi
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Begonial assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Amazonian and foothill forest (400–800 m on the type collections). It is a caulescent herb with a stem that becomes hard and rhizome-like with age.

Wild records at 250–1318 m, median 650 m.

BoliviaBrazilVenezuelaPeruArgentina

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.