Goodyera maximovelutina

A natural hybrid jewel orchid (Goodyera ×maximovelutina, described in 2017) between G. maximowicziana and G. velutina, from Korea and Japan. Grow it like its parents: a small evergreen terrestrial of shady, humid temperate forest floor that needs a cool, not freezing, winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

No habitat notes for the hybrid; both parents creep through leaf litter and moss on the floor of shady, humid warm-temperate forest.

No elevation records; placeholder sites at about 500–650 m.

KoreaJapan

🔒 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.