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Arisaema erubescens

A Himalayan cobra lily endemic to Nepal, from about 1,700 to 3,600 m. It is a hardy tuber that grows in the summer monsoon and sleeps through a cold, dry winter, so it suits a cool temperate garden better than a warm house.

Arisaema erubescens
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Assumed from the genus in the Himalaya: shaded forest floor, forest edges and shrubby slopes in temperate and montane forest.

Climate sites at 1,667–3,561 m, mostly around 2,300–2,700 m.

Nepal

🔒 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.