Bolbitis costata

A widespread Bolbitis of the eastern Himalaya, Assam, Myanmar and northern Thailand, growing on wet rocks and banks in shaded monsoon forest. It wants constantly moist roots, low light and a cooler, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows in damp shaded forest along streams and on moist rocky slopes, as is typical of the genus; species-specific detail is limited.

Recorded site near 820 m in western Yunnan; across its range likely from about 200 m to 1,500 m.

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralEast HimalayaMyanmarNepalThailand

🔒 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.