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Aspidistra bogneri

A northern Vietnamese and southern Chinese Aspidistra recorded from the limestone hills of Hoa Binh, Son La and Thanh Hoa. It is a shade-loving, rhizomatous forest-floor herb that expects warm wet summers and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records cluster in the karst belt of northern Vietnam; like its relatives it likely grows on shaded, humus-filled limestone slopes in evergreen forest.

Climate sites range from about 150 m to 1,180 m; most records sit around 400–1,200 m.

VietnamChina South-Central

🔒 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.