Begonia epipsila Flowering and structured for drainage and

and structured for drainage and oxygen exchange around the roots

drought tolerance

Stunning and unusually lineated texture

consider increasing humidity with a pebble tray

Begonia epipsila Flowering and structured for drainage andBegonia epipsila is a compact rhizomatous species native to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. It typically grows in moist, shaded environments between 500 and 1000 metres in elevation, either as a terrestrial or epiphytic plant. This begonia has rounded, smooth leaves with a glabrous (hairless) upper surfacereflected in the species name, which derives from Greek for without hairs on top. The upper surface of the leaves is mid green, while