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Orchidaceae
Early coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida
Also known as Cymbidium corallorhiza, Corallorhiza trifida var. virescens, Corallorhiza trifida var. integra, Corallorhiza innata var. discolor
Native Plants · Orchid · Mycoheterotrophic · Woodland · Boreal · Shade · Specialist · Rare · Native Orchid · No Chlorophyll
Early coralroot is a mycoheterotrophic orchid that cannot be cultivated conventionally — it has no chlorophyll and relies entirely on a specific soil fungus for water and nutrition. It is virtually impossible to establish outside its native boreal and temperate forest habitat, making it unsuitable for home gardens or nursery sale. Enjoy it where it naturally occurs and never attempt to transplant or purchase wild-collected specimens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 1 hours
- Watering
- Do not water directly; plant depends entirely on fungal symbiosis for moisture and nutrients · Managed by mycorrhizal host; not independently watered
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware
Sources: trefle, usda
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