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Orchids Partly documented

Goodyera biflora

A small, creeping, evergreen jewel orchid of shady temperate forests in China, Japan, Korea and the Himalaya. It has net-veined leaves and pairs of long, tubular white to pinkish flowers in summer. Grow it cool in deep shade, in loose leaf litter, with a cold but not frozen winter.

Goodyera biflora
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Generalised from the genus and regional floras: moist, humus-rich floors of broadleaf and mixed forest, often on mossy banks under deep shade.

Recorded at 225–1908 m, median about 500 m.

ChinaJapanKoreaTaiwanNepalBhutanTibetVietnamHimalaya

🔒 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.