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Aspidistra sutepensis

A montane cast-iron plant from the mountains of northern Thailand around Chiang Mai, named after Doi Suthep. It comes from cool, seasonally dry hill evergreen forest, so it wants shade, cool nights and a distinctly 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial rhizomatous herb of shaded hill evergreen forest floors in northern Thailand, growing in humus-rich soil.

Climate sites lie at about 1300-1790 m; no records carry their own elevation.

ThailandChina 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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