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Begonia ludwigii

Begonia ludwigii is a tuberous subshrub from the Andean foothills of Ecuador and northwestern Peru, grown mainly as a collector's plant. Keep it in bright, humid conditions with a dry rest period, since the tuber is the key to growing it.

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the soil dries, and reduce water sharply during the winter rest period.
Soil
Fast-draining, peat-based mix with perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Ecuador to NW. Peru
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Begonia ludwigii is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is a tuberous subshrub native to Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Begonia plants

Begonia abbottii · Begonia abbreviata · Maple Leaved Begonia · Ruby Begonia · Aconite Leaved Begonia · Begonia acutifolia · Begonia adamsensis · Begonia adpressa · Begonia adscendens · Begonia aequatorialis · Begonia aequilateralis · Begonia aeranthos

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia ludwigii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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