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Arisaema agasthyanum

Arisaema agasthyanum is a rare cobra lily named for the Agasthyamalai hills at the southern tip of the Western Ghats in India. It is a tuberous monsoon-season plant of humid hill forest. The only climate site in the data is a placeholder in central India, so this profile is built from the Agasthyamalai hill climate and the genus.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumably the shaded floor and edges of humid evergreen or shola forest in the Agasthyamalai hills, like other southern Western Ghats Arisaema; no habitat details were reachable.

Probably mid to high elevations in the Agasthyamalai range, roughly 1,000 to 1,800 m; the data's 215 m site is a placeholder.

KeralaTamil Nadu

🔒 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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