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Orchidaceae
Italian Orchid
Orchis italica
Masculine vitality and nature's humor.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Orchis
- Native to
- Mediterranean region, Southern Europe, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 20-50 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, calcareous
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The Italian orchid is commonly called the 'naked man orchid' because each tiny flower resembles a small human figure.
- The dense pyramidal flower spike can contain up to 150 individual tiny flowers arranged in a conical shape.
- Like most European orchids, it depends on specific soil fungi for germination and early growth.
- The tubers were historically collected to make salep, a hot drink popular in the Ottoman Empire.
- Orchis italica is the type species of the entire genus Orchis, making it fundamental to orchid classification.
Color meanings
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virility
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luxury
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beauty