Sarcochilus australis

A small, cool-growing epiphytic orchid from humid forest in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. It produces hanging sprays of greenish flowers with a white lip from October to January. It wants cool, humid, shaded conditions with constant moisture and lots of air movement.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on twigs and stems of shrubs and trees in rainforest, fern gullies and other humid sheltered places, sometimes close to the ground near streams.

Mostly lowland to foothill. Records run from 3 to 970 m, with a median of 270 m.

New South WalesVictoriaTasmania

🔒 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.