Sarcochilus parviflorus

A small, mostly epiphytic orchid of eastern Australian rainforest from Brisbane to southern New South Wales, called the southern lawyer orchid. It grows in shaded, humid, cool-to-intermediate conditions and should never dry out completely.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on shrubs and the thin branches and trunks of understory trees in coastal and tableland rainforest, often in sheltered, humid gullies; rarely on rocks.

Recorded from about 40 to 1,000 m, mostly on the tablelands (median about 720 m).

Southeastern QueenslandEastern New South Wales

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.