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Orchidaceae
Broad-leaved Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
Adaptability.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epipactis
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- terrestrial orchid
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- alkaline, well-drained, calcareous
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is one of the most successful orchids at colonizing urban environments, growing in sidewalk cracks and city parks.
- The flowers produce a nectar that contains ethanol, which intoxicates visiting wasps and ensures longer pollination visits.
- It was introduced to North America accidentally and has become naturalized across much of the continent.
- Unlike most orchids, it can grow in deep shade and even thrives under dense tree canopy.
- Social wasps are the primary pollinators, which is unusual since most orchids rely on bees or moths.
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