General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Other: With purple spots
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Tuber
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Lady Orchid
  • Orchid

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Date: c. 1869
illustration from 'English Botany', vol. 9, 1869

Date: c. 1913
illustration from Gatin's 'Les fleurs du bois', 1913
Location: Charente, France.
Date: May
Photo: JLPC / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0

Photo courtesy of: Jose Vicente Ferrandez

Photo courtesy of: Jose Vicente Ferrandez

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