Goodyera brachystegia

A small, temperate terrestrial jewel orchid from mountain forests of Korea and China. It creeps through moss and leaf litter in deep shade and needs a real cold winter rest, so treat it like a hardy woodland orchid, not a tropical jewel orchid.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably the mossy floors of temperate deciduous and mixed forest, as is typical for Goodyera. This is inferred from the genus and the records' locations.

Mostly low-mountain sites in Korea (120 to 300 m), with Chinese records from about 970 m up to 2880 m in southeastern Tibet.

South KoreaChinaTaiwanTibet

🔒 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.