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Orchids Partly documented

Goodyera viridiflora

A small terrestrial jewel orchid of shady forest floors from tropical Asia through to the western Pacific, with greenish flowers and modest leaves. It needs deep shade, a constantly moist humus layer and humid air.

Goodyera viridiflora
Photo: Smith, J. J., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest floor in moist evergreen and bamboo forest, among leaf litter and moss on shaded slopes and stream banks.

Recorded from 17 to 2400 m, median 850 m.

ChinaJapanVietnamPapua New GuineaNew CaledoniaSolomon IslandsVanuatu

🔒 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.