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Aroids Partly documented

Arisaema exappendiculatum

This is a Himalayan cobra lily from Nepal and southern Tibet, unusual for lacking the spadix appendix of most Arisaema. It is a temperate tuberous plant that grows in the cool, wet monsoon summer and rests cold and dry through the winter.

Arisaema exappendiculatum
Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Flora of China records it in forests on slopes and in grassland between forests. It is a seasonal terrestrial with a single radiate leaf.

The records' climate sites span about 1000–4100 m. Most of the habitat is probably in the montane zone at 2000–3500 m.

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🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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.