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Arisaema franchetianum

A large-tubered Chinese cobra lily of forests, thickets and grassy slopes in the mountains of south-western China and the adjacent borderlands. It has a strongly seasonal climate: a cold, dry, sunny winter under dormancy and a warm monsoon summer in leaf.

Arisaema franchetianum
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, 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

Forests, thickets and grasslands in mountains, so it tolerates more light than deep-forest Arisaema. Records centre on the Yunnan–Guizhou plateau.

Records span 750–2800 m, median about 2100 m.

YunnanSichuanGuizhouGuangxiMyanmarVietnam

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✓ 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.