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Schismatoglottis calyptrata

The most widespread Schismatoglottis, a stoloniferous herb 15–60 cm tall with cordate to sagittate, sometimes variegated leaves, ranging from southwest China to Vanuatu. It grows in damp to ever-wet lowland forest understorey, sometimes on rocks.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Damp to ever-wet evergreen lowland forest, in the understorey and sometimes on rocks; absent from strongly seasonal areas. Stoloniferous and colony-forming.

Wild records span 15–1240 m, median about 240 m.

China SoutheastTaiwanPhilippinesMalayaSumateraSulawesiMalukuNew GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon Is.Vanuatu

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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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