Goodyera schlechtendaliana

An evergreen jewel orchid of shady East Asian forests, with dark, silver-veined leaves and spikes of small white flowers in late summer. It wants deep shade, constant moisture in a loose humus mix and, for temperate provenances, a cool 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

Creeps through leaf litter and moss on the floor of shady, humid broadleaf and mixed forests.

Recorded at 0–4,280 m, median 830 m; the measured sites are in central Japan at 800–950 m.

JapanChinaKoreaTaiwanVietnamThailandMyanmarNepalAssamSumatraJava

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.