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Goodyera macrophylla

A Madeiran endemic jewel orchid with a rosette of large, glossy evergreen leaves and spikes of small white flowers in late summer and autumn. It is endangered and lives on the cool, wet, shaded floor of the laurel forest.

Goodyera macrophylla
Photo: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded, mossy banks, rocks and stream sides in the laurisilva (laurel forest), often along levadas.

Probably about 500–1000 m in the laurel forest; one climate site is at sea level.

Madeira

🔒 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.