Description
Great flowering winged Orchid.
This is a very unusual addition to the garden will impress both yourself and others. Once established this is an easy plant to keep in moist average soil with dapple shade. You can grow in full sun but in the heat of July you will get marking on the leaves. Ideal for the alpine rock garden, border or containers.
Flowering: Summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 35cm
Spread: 35cm
Further information:
This plant dies back in winter. Mark the spot so you don’t dig it up by mistake when tidying up in the Autumn. Reappears in Spring.
Common Name:
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Orchidaceae
Foliage: Lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( red / brown )
Flower Colour: red / brown / yellow
Natural Flowering: May – June
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 35cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist
Soil ph: acidic / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border
Usage: ornamental / shade
Pruning: cut back in autumn once the plant has died back to root.
Tolerates: Shade / moisture
Origin: USA
Anne (verified owner) –
Frederick Heywood (verified owner) –
Linda Bowes (verified owner) –
Happy with the service, well packed, quick delivery, good plants
Tony Duffey (verified owner) –
David M. (verified owner) –
Glyn Parry (verified owner) –
Nice plants
Brian Hammond (verified owner) –
Great plant. well packed. very happy
Colin (verified owner) –
Michael Bowyer (verified owner) –
Dormant – but checked before despatch. There were 2 dormant plants in my Autumn order, despite being in a large well drained container in full sun, I fear they have not come through the winter, they are Anticlea and Aquilegea.
Luke Whiting (store manager) –
Hi Michael
Thank you for taking the time to review your purchases. We are sorry to hear you have had issues with your previous order and so have direct emailed you regarding this.
All the best
Luke
Stuart B. (verified owner) –
Too early to comment – just coming into growth.
Irene D. (verified owner) –
Bought 3 of these which were dormant on arrival, but are now growing nicely.
Geoffrey G. (verified owner) –
Good quality packaging only one growing shoot.
Isobel A. (verified owner) –
Jan Wilson (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Ian G. (verified owner) –
Fingers crossed for next year and flowers.
Stewart F. (verified owner) –
Small but healthy.
Richard Talbot (verified owner) –
Good
John D. (verified owner) –
In excellent condition – as expected.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Richard Talbot (verified owner) –
Plant was put upside down in box
Neil Pereira (verified owner) –
Excellent product and flourishing well, packed very well too.I have to say that they were very well packed and protected, so thank you very much for that as I have taken delivery of plants that arrived worse for wear!! they are in the pots being misted so that they recover fro the travel.
Kevin Brennan (verified owner) –
Tony D. (verified owner) –
jayne (verified owner) –
Fingers crossed with this new type to me, still healthy.
Miroslaw Ugorny (verified owner) –
Excellent, great communication and care.
Howard York (verified owner) –
Perfectly healthy Orchids packed well
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Arthur Wild (verified owner) –
Strong robust plant, excellently packaged
Mrs G. (verified owner) –
This has arrived with many flowers and is growing well.
Karin M. (verified owner) –
Happy all-round: plants arrived healthy and well packed; good communication about likely shipping date; very detailed information on plants on website (e.g. soil and light requirements); competitive price; easy ordering process