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Orchidaceae
Burnt tip orchid
Neotinea ustulata
Also known as Orchis ustulata, Dark-tipped orchid, Neotinea ustulata, Burnt orchid
Native Plants · Orchid · Terrestrial Orchid · Rare Orchid · Wildflower · Chalk Grassland · European Orchid · Protected Species · Meadow · Pollinator · Specialist Plant
The Burnt tip orchid is a rare, terrestrial European orchid that requires very specific growing conditions, including well-drained, calcareous (chalky or limestone) soil and full sun to partial shade. It depends on specific soil fungi for germination and long-term survival, making it extremely challenging to cultivate and nearly impossible to establish outside carefully prepared wildflower meadows. This species is best appreciated in its natural habitat and is protected in many countries; purcha
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; soil should be slightly moist but never saturated · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Division
Hardiness
USDA 5a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 2 ft
- Spread
- 6 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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