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Aroids Partly documented

Arisaema bathycoleum

A cobra lily of the southwest Chinese mountains, recorded mostly at 1,400–3,300 m in Yunnan and Sichuan. It grows in the summer monsoon and sleeps as a tuber through a cold, very dry winter, so treat it as a hardy summer-growing bulb.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A tuberous terrestrial of open forest, scrub and grassy slopes in the Hengduan mountains; detail generalised from related Yunnan Arisaema.

Few records carry an elevation; reference sites run 900–3,280 m, mostly above 2,200 m.

YunnanSichuanChina

🔒 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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