Arisaema propinquum

Wallich's cobra lily, a tuberous Himalayan Arisaema with dark purple, white-striped spathes ending in a short tail and a long thread-like spadix appendix. It grows at 2400–3600 m, flowers in May–June and is fully dormant through a cold winter.

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

Forest and forest margins and shrubby slopes in the high Himalaya; plants about 30 cm tall with one or two three-lobed leaves.

Recorded at 2438–3720 m, median 2800 m; Wikipedia gives 2400–3600 m.

PakistanKashmirIndiaNepalBhutanTibet

🔒 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.