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Begonia serotina

Begonia serotina is a rhizomatous begonia from the seasonally dry forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, known only from its type collection and possibly extinct in the wild. Little is documented about cultivation, so it is rarely grown.

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings, since it comes from a seasonally dry climate.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or loam-based mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SE. Ecuador to N. Peru
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Begonia serotina is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. This species is known only from type collection, and is possibly extinct.

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 serotina 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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