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Orchidaceae
Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
Purity in wild places.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- terrestrial orchid
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- wet, boggy, acidic to neutral
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its flowers produce a strong, sweet, clove-like fragrance that can perfume entire bogs and wet meadows.
- It is pollinated by moths and butterflies attracted by its white color and strong scent, especially at dusk.
- The species name dilatata means 'expanded,' referring to the wide lip of each individual flower.
- It ranges from sea level bogs in Alaska to mountain meadows above 10,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains.
- Like all orchids, its tiny seeds contain no stored food and require a symbiotic fungus to germinate and grow.
Color meanings
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purity
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wild elegance
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rare beauty