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Orchidaceae
Fragrant orchid
Gymnadenia conopsea
Also known as Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. serotina, Orchis ornithis, Gymnadenia conopsea var. lapponica, Gymnadenia conopsea var. latifolia
Native Plants · Terrestrial-Orchid · Fragrant · Wildflower · Specialist · Chalk-Grassland · Pollinator · Rare · Orchidaceae · Perennial · Alkaline-Soil
The fragrant orchid is a stunning European terrestrial orchid bearing dense spikes of highly fragrant pink to lilac flowers, best suited to calcareous grassland or rock garden conditions with excellent drainage and partial shade. It requires a specialist mycorrhizal soil environment and is notoriously difficult to establish outside its natural habitat, making it a challenge even for experienced gardeners. Do not attempt to transplant from the wild; source only from reputable specialist nurseries
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly to keep soil just moist; avoid waterlogging around tubers · Every 5-7 days during active growth
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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