Biarum tenuifolium

A small tuberous Mediterranean aroid that sends up a dark, narrow, foul-smelling spathe in late summer or autumn, often before the leaves, then grows narrow leaves through the wet winter. It needs a baking dry summer rest and is best grown in a bulb frame or alpine house.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open stony ground, garrigue, rocky hillsides, olive groves and dry grassland around the Mediterranean, in full sun on well-drained soils.

Recorded from near sea level to 1,720 m, median about 520 m.

AlbaniaEast Aegean Is.GreeceItalyKritiMoroccoNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalSardegnaSiciliaSpainTürkiye

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.