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Orchidaceae
Black Vanilla Orchid
Nigritella nigra
Alpine purity.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Nigritella
- Native to
- Central Europe, Scandinavia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 0.3-0.8 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Calcareous, well-drained alpine meadow soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flowers emit a strong vanilla-chocolate fragrance, which is the origin of the common name.
- It grows exclusively in alpine meadows above 3,000 feet elevation in the European Alps and Scandinavia.
- The dense, cone-shaped flower head is composed of dozens of tiny individual orchid flowers.
- It is one of the few orchids that can be found in arctic and sub-arctic regions.
- The plant depends on a symbiotic relationship with specific soil fungi to survive and cannot be easily transplanted.
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rarity
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sweet disposition