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Callisia fragrans

The basket plant or inch plant, a robust spiderwort from lowland Mexico with fleshy stems, long rosette leaves and runners. It is easy and forgiving: warm, bright filtered light and moist fertile soil, with the leaves turning purple in stronger sun.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist, fertile ground in partial shade in warm lowland forest and scrub; widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere.

Recorded from sea level to 2267 m, with a median of 562 m.

Mexico

🔒 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.