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
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