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Aspidistra retusa

A rhizomatous Aspidistra from the karst hills of northeastern Guangxi and nearby Guangdong, where it grows on shaded forest floors. Grow it like a warm-temperate cast-iron plant: low light, steady moisture, a humus-rich mineral mix and a cool, drier 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

Wild records cluster around Guilin and Yangshuo in Guangxi, a limestone karst landscape; like most of the genus it is a terrestrial herb of shaded broadleaf forest floors and rocky slopes. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

Recorded sites sit at roughly 80–300 m; few records carry an elevation.

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.