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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Chlorophytum debile

A small, slender tropical African Chlorophytum of savanna and grassland, with grassy leaves, fleshy roots and small white flowers. Like most savanna Chlorophytum it grows in the wet season and dies back to its roots in the long dry season. Little is published about it in cultivation.

Chlorophytum debile
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) , CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grassland, wooded savanna and rocky open ground across West and west-central Africa, seasonally wet and then dry. Plants grow among grasses, which give partial shade during the growing season.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites run from near sea level in coastal Guinea and Togo to about 1,340 m in Angola.

SenegalGuinea-BissauGuineaSierra LeoneLiberiaIvory CoastMaliBurkina FasoGhanaTogoBeninNigeriaEquatorial GuineaGabonDR CongoAngola

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.