Cypripedium fasciculatum

The clustered lady's slipper, a small, inconspicuous orchid of shaded conifer forests in the western United States. It needs a cold winter dormancy, a dry summer and a fungal partner, and is very rarely kept alive in cultivation.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded or partly shaded mixed conifer and oak forest floors, often on slopes with deep duff and well-drained soil; it depends on mycorrhizal fungi.

Recorded at 366–2890 m, median 1262 m; the Klamath and Sierra sites are at 975–1585 m and one Utah site is at 2675 m.

CaliforniaOregonWashingtonIdahoMontanaWyomingColoradoUtah

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.