Sign in Start free
Species library › Chlorophytum › Chlorophytum chelindaense
Other Partly documented

Chlorophytum chelindaense

A Malawian Chlorophytum named after Chelinda on the Nyika Plateau, known from a single wild record at about 2,300 m. This is a cool montane grassland plant: mild, wet summers and cold, dry winters with near-frosty nights.

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

This is probably the high montane grassland of the Nyika Plateau, a rolling, open landscape with patches of forest in the valleys. That is inferred from the name and the location.

The single record is at about 2,300 m on the Nyika Plateau.

Malawi

🔒 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

Grow Chlorophytum chelindaense? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum comosum Chlorophytum borivilianum Chlorophytum capense Chlorophytum tuberosum Chlorophytum debile Chlorophytum holstii Chlorophytum laxum Chlorophytum filipendulum Chlorophytum acutum Chlorophytum inornatum Chlorophytum affine Chlorophytum africanum All 158 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.