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Orchidaceae
Japanese Bog Orchid
Platanthera tipuloides
Subtlety and hidden beauty.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
- Native to
- Japan, Korea, Siberia, Alaska
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 15-40 cm
- Sunlight
- partial shade
- Soil
- wet, peaty, acidic
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name 'tipuloides' means 'crane-fly-like,' referencing the flowers' resemblance to delicate crane flies.
- Japanese bog orchid grows in sphagnum bogs and wet meadows where most other orchids cannot survive.
- The green flowers are almost invisible against the surrounding vegetation, requiring careful eyes to spot.
- It has a circumboreal distribution, found across Japan, Siberia, and even parts of Alaska.
- Like all orchids, its seeds are microscopic and require a symbiotic fungus partner to germinate.
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hidden beauty