Bolbitis semicordata

A Bolbitis of the Western Ghats of southern India and Sri Lanka, growing along shaded streams in evergreen forest. It follows a strong monsoon cycle, with a very wet June-November and a dry January-March, so it wants humid shade and steady moisture, and copes with some winter cooling.

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

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Based on its range and the genus, it grows on wet rocks and stream banks in shaded evergreen and semi-evergreen forest.

Few records carry an elevation; the cool measured nights suggest mid-elevation Ghats sites.

IndiaSri Lanka

🔒 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.