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Chlorophytum glaucoides

A rare tuberous-rooted herb from the northern Western Ghats of India, known from only a few records. Like other Ghats Chlorophytum it most likely comes up with the monsoon, grows through months of heavy rain and spends the long dry season underground, so a dry winter rest is essential.

Chlorophytum glaucoides
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records come from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and the Karnataka–Goa border. Monsoon Chlorophytum there typically grow in grassy slopes and on lateritic or basalt plateaus in shallow soil, in open sun.

Climate sites sit at about 750 and 1,230 m; few records carry their own elevation.

India

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✓ 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-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.