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Arisaema consanguineum

A widespread, tall cobra lily from the Himalaya to China and Taiwan, with whorled, finely divided leaves, a striped hooded spathe in summer and red berries in autumn. It is a deciduous tuber that wants a moist, shaded woodland summer and a cold, dry-ish winter rest.

Arisaema consanguineum
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest margins, open woodland, thickets and grassy slopes in partial to full shade, in permanently damp but sheltered sites.

Measured records span 670 to 3473 m, median 1570 m.

ChinaNepalBhutanIndiaMyanmarThailandLaosVietnamTaiwanTibet

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.