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Chlorophytum petrophilum

A rock-loving Chlorophytum of the Lower Guinean rainforest zone of Gabon, Cameroon and nearby, recorded mostly below 600 m. Its name and range suggest granite outcrops and rocky streamsides in or near humid forest, where it gets more light than the forest floor but stays warm and moist all year. Grow it warm, humid and evenly moist with bright, filtered light.

Chlorophytum petrophilum
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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Habitat is inferred from the name and the recorded sites: rocky outcrops, inselberg margins or boulders in lowland rainforest, where thin soil over rock dries quickly between heavy rains.

Recorded from near sea level to 600 m, median about 100 m.

CameroonGabonGulf of Guinea Is.Nigeria

🔒 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.