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Orchidaceae
Common twayblade
Neottia ovata
Also known as Serapias ovata, Distomaea ovata, Twayblade orchid, Listera multinervia
Native Plants · Native Orchid · Woodland · Specialist · Shade Loving · Mycorrhizal · Rare · Twayblade · Forest Floor
Common twayblade is a delicate native orchid requiring specialized woodland conditions with consistent moisture and deep shade. Plant in humus-rich, well-draining soil that mimics forest floor conditions. This challenging orchid needs protection from direct sunlight and benefits from mycorrhizal relationships in the soil.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged, use rainwater if possible · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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