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Anoectochilus yatesiae

The marbled jewel orchid, a small terrestrial with a rosette of dark green leaves, endemic to the upland rainforests of north Queensland. Grow it like other jewel orchids: deep shade, warm days, constantly humid still-but-fresh air, and an open, moist leaf-litter mix.

Anoectochilus yatesiae
Photo: oriam https://www.inaturalist.org/people/oriam, 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 Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Floor of highland tropical rainforest, rooted in leaf litter and humus in deep shade.

Recorded from 20 to 820 m, median 680 m; most records are on the Atherton Tableland and nearby ranges.

Queensland

🔒 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.