Amorphophallus decus-silvae

One of the giant amorphophallus of Java, with an inflorescence on a stalk several metres tall and a huge, tree-like single leaf. It grows from a large tuber in lowland and hill forest, and goes through leaf dormancy between growth cycles.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in lowland and hill forest, along forest edges and in secondary growth, rooted in deep, humus-rich soil in partial shade.

Recorded sites are about 90–260 m.

IndonesiaJava

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.