Asplenium hildebrandtianum

An East African and Madagascan spleenwort, named by Viane in 2021 as a new name for Asplenium buettneri var. hildebrandtii. It is recorded at 150–1850 m, mostly around 700 m, in coastal and submontane Kenya and Tanzania. Grow it warm, shaded and evenly moist, a little drier in the June–September dry season.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes for this species were reachable. Relatives in the A. buettneri group grow on the forest floor and on shaded rocks in lowland and submontane forest; these targets assume that.

Recorded at 150–1850 m, median 700 m (9 records).

KenyaMadagascarTanzania

🔒 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.