Habenaria repens (Water-spider Bog Orchid)

Habenaria repens, Orchis repens, Platanthera repens, Water-spider Bog Orchid, Floating Orchid

Botanical names: Habenaria repens, Orchis repens, Platanthera repens

Common names: Water-spider Bog Orchid, Floating Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Origin: Southeastern United States, Mexico, Florida

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunKeep soil moistBog or aquatic plantYellow, orange flowersUnusual colorSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Habenaria repens blooms throughout the year in wet ditches, meadows, marshes and along shorelines.

It can be a terrestrial or truly aquatic orchid species and has been known to form floating mats in stagnant pools. This species produces 3-8 yellow green leaves that emerge from the stem and gradually reduce in size towards the inflorescence. The inflorescence has 10-50 flowers arranged in a densely flowered raceme. The sepals are light green and the petals and lip of each flower are a greenish white and spidery looking.


Similar plants: Habenaria repens (Water-spider Bog Orchid)




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