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Arisaema angustatum

A tuberous Japanese jack-in-the-pulpit of shaded forest floors in the hills and low mountains of Honshu and nearby islands. It grows through a warm, very wet summer and dies back to a tuber for a cold winter, so it wants a real winter rest rather than year-round warmth.

Arisaema angustatum
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest floor and forest edges in deciduous and mixed temperate woodland, in humus-rich, moist soil.

Records span about 330–1,680 m, median around 930 m.

Japan

🔒 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.