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Aroids Partly documented

Arisaema barnesii

A medium-sized Arisaema from the hills of southern India and Sri Lanka, with a green leaf of three to seven leaflets and a green spathe striped broadly in white. It grows through the monsoon in cool, misty upland conditions and rests underground in the dry winter.

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

Montane forest edges and grassy slopes in the high Western Ghats; inferred from the recorded site and related South Indian Arisaema.

The single recorded site is at about 1,940 m in the Palni–Anamalai hills.

IndiaSri Lanka

🔒 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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