Begonia Dracopelta
€30 – €52 · Sold out
A small understorey Begonia from Borneo, its name recalling a "dragon shield": rounded, rough leaves with a dark star-shaped pattern. A delicate species, best in a closed, high-humidity terrarium.
Care sheet
- Light
- Low to medium indirect light
- Humidity
- 75–90%
- Temperature
- 20–26°C
- Watering
- Steady, distilled water, substrate always moist
- Substrate
- 50% sphagnum · 30% perlite · 10% bark · 10% biochar
- Propagation
- Rhizome or leaf cutting
How to propagate it
- Choose a mature, healthy leaf with its petiole, or a section of rhizome with at least one node
- Cut with a sterile blade and let the cut dry for 20–30 minutes
- Lay the leaf (or the rhizome) on moist sphagnum, touching it but not buried
- Close it in a propagator or cabinet: humidity above 80%, 22–25°C, indirect light
- The first plantlets appear in 4–8 weeks
- Separate and pot up once each plantlet has 2–3 leaves of its own
Shipping and guarantee
Shipped in insulated packaging, leaving on Mondays and Tuesdays. 30-day establishment guarantee. Home nursery in Ferrara, Italy; collection by appointment.