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Goodyera pubescens

Downy rattlesnake plantain is an evergreen terrestrial orchid of eastern North American forests, grown for its blue-green rosettes netted with white veins. It needs shade, acidic well-drained humus and a real cold winter.

Goodyera pubescens
Photo: J. Curtis del., Weddell sc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Mesic to dry deciduous and coniferous forest floors, on well-drained, slightly acidic sandy or loamy soil, under deep shade.

Records at 25–1,286 m, median 259 m.

OntarioQuébecNova ScotiaMaineNew YorkPennsylvaniaNorth CarolinaTennesseeGeorgiaMinnesotaOklahomaFlorida

🔒 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.