Aspidistra obconica

A little-known Aspidistra from southeast China, known essentially from its original description. Like its relatives it is a slow, clump-forming forest-floor herb with leathery leaves and ground-level flowers, and it should be grown like a cool-tolerant cast-iron plant: shade, steady moisture and a cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found for this species; Chinese Aspidistra typically grow in humus or rock crevices on shaded slopes and ravines of broadleaf evergreen forest, often over limestone.

Elevation unknown; the climate site is a lowland region centroid (about 70 m) rather than a collection locality.

China Southeast

🔒 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.