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Orchidaceae
Fragrant orchid
Anacamptis coriophora
Also known as Sweet-scented orchid, Scented orchid, Gymnadenia orchid, Anteriorchis coriophora var. carpetana
Native Plants · Terrestrial Orchid · Wild Orchid · European Orchid · Fragrant · Meadow · Orchidaceae · Specialist · Tuberous · Pollinator · Rare
The Fragrant orchid is a terrestrial European wild orchid that requires very specific growing conditions, including nutrient-poor, alkaline, well-draining soil and partial shade — it is not suited to typical pot culture. It grows from underground tubers and enters summer dormancy, so watering must be drastically reduced once foliage yellows. This plant is best appreciated in a naturalized meadow or specialist alpine garden setting and should never be collected from the wild.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; reduce watering significantly when foliage dies back in summer · Every 5-7 days during active growth; minimal watering during dormancy
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- 55°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Division
Hardiness
USDA 10a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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