Orchidaceae
Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora
Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora var. albiflora
Also known as Habenaria borealis var. albiflora, Limnorchis dilatata var. albiflora, Platanthera lindleyi, Piperia dilatata var. albiflora
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Orchid · Terrestrial Orchid · Bog Plant · Wetland · White Flowers · Alpine · Wildflower · Rare · Pacific Northwest · Orchidaceae
The white bog orchid is a delicate native terrestrial orchid that demands consistently moist, nutrient-poor, slightly acidic soil and is very challenging to cultivate outside its natural habitat. It is best appreciated in the wild or in carefully managed native bog gardens rather than typical home gardens. Avoid transplanting from the wild; source only from reputable native plant nurseries that propagate ethically.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged; mimic boggy or wet meadow conditions · Every 3-5 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Kamchatka, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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