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Orchidaceae
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Delicacy and hidden beauty.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Pogonia
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 4-16 in
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- acidic, boggy, sphagnum peat
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is also called snakemouth orchid because the fringed lip of the flower resembles a serpent's open mouth.
- Rose pogonia relies on bumblebees for pollination but offers no nectar reward, deceiving the bees.
- It grows exclusively in acidic bogs and wet meadows, making it an indicator of pristine wetland habitats.
- The species name 'ophioglossoides' means 'resembling a snake's tongue' in reference to its single leaf.
- It can form large colonies in undisturbed bogs, sometimes carpeting entire meadows in pink.
Color meanings
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rare beauty
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delicacy
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wildness