Rhodiola rosea

Roseroot is a hardy, fleshy-leaved perennial of arctic coasts, sea cliffs and high mountains across the Northern Hemisphere, growing from a thick, rose-scented rootstock. It needs cold winters with a full dormancy, cool summers, sun and very sharp drainage, and dislikes warm, humid summer 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on rock ledges, sea cliffs, scree, alpine meadows and stream banks in arctic and alpine zones, in full sun to light shade, rooted in rock crevices.

From sea level on northern coasts to above 3,000 m in the Alps and Asian mountains; median of recorded sites about 1,300 m.

Northern and arctic EuropeEuropean mountains (Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans)Siberia and the Russian Far EastCentral Asia and MongoliaNorthern China, Korea and JapanGreenland, Iceland and the FaroesNortheastern North America and Alaska

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.