Arum dioscoridis

A tuberous Arum of the eastern Mediterranean that grows leaves in the wet, mild winter, flowers in spring with a spotted, foul-smelling spathe, then dies back for a hot, dry summer. It is grown as a winter-growing geophyte: water from autumn to spring, keep dry and warm in summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open woodland, scrub, rocky slopes, field margins and old terraces at low elevation, often in partial shade of shrubs or trees in winter and spring.

The few dated records span 15 to 600 m, median 140 m; the genus also reaches higher hills inland.

TürkiyeEast Aegean Is.CyprusLebanon-SyriaPalestine

🔒 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.