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Sonerila margaritacea

A small herb of shaded, humid forest in Myanmar, grown for its leaves spotted with pearly silver dots. It is a classic terrarium plant: warm, very humid, shaded and evenly moist, and it sulks in dry room air.

Sonerila margaritacea
Photo: Howard, W.; Lowe, E. J., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Sonerila grow on the floor and damp banks of humid tropical forest, often near streams, in deep shade and saturated air.

No wild records give elevations; the climate point sits near 460 m in the hills of central-eastern Myanmar.

Myanmar

🔒 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.