Goodyera similis

A small evergreen jewel orchid of East Asian forests, from southern China and Vietnam north to Japan and Korea. Records span warm-temperate to cool montane sites, so grow it cool and shaded on a mossy, humus-rich forest floor, with a cold but not frozen winter.

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

Habitat is thinly documented; like its relatives it most likely creeps through moss and leaf litter on the floor of moist broadleaf or mixed forest.

Wild records include Jeju island at about 1,770 m and Yunnan at 1,800–2,100 m, as well as lowland sites in Japan.

South KoreaJapanChinaTaiwanVietnam

🔒 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.