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Orchidaceae
White helleborine
Cephalanthera damasonium
Also known as Phantom orchid, Cephalanthera damasonium, Sword-leaved helleborine, Serapias tota-alba
Native Plants · Orchid · Woodland Orchid · Shade · Alkaline Soil · European Orchid · Wildflower · Perennial · Specialist · Mycorrhizal · Terrestrial Orchid
White helleborine is a delicate terrestrial orchid best grown in a shaded woodland garden with alkaline, well-drained soil rich in leaf mold. Like most European orchids, it relies on mycorrhizal fungi associations and is highly sensitive to root disturbance or soil amendments. It is most successful when planted into a stable, established woodland environment and left undisturbed.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to maintain slight moisture; avoid saturating the soil around roots · Every 7-10 days during the growing season
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China South-Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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