Distribution: Approximately six species are distributed in the temperate regions of North America and East Asia. They do not occur naturally in Europe.
Plant Description: A single leaf at the base of the up to 25 cm tall inflorescence, bearing only one flower. The plants form large groups and clumps via a branching rhizome. Flowers up to 2 cm in size, white, pink, or red. Lightly scented. The lip is strikingly decorated with fringes and bristles.
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Cultivation: Pogonia are plants of moist, sunny soils and grow in raised bogs, near springs, or along the edges of bodies of water. The leaves appear in early May, and the plants flower a few weeks later. They are easy to cultivate with consistent moisture during the summer. Even when grown in pots, fertilization is unnecessary.
Pogonia ophioglossoides: This is a beautiful and very rewarding garden orchid. It is completely winter-hardy in Central Europe. Under favorable conditions, it quickly forms large clumps that bloom reliably every year.
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Recommended soil mixtures: The substrate must be acidic and lime-free, with a pH value of 4 to 5. Simple, minimally decomposed peat is very suitable. Under favorable conditions, sphagnum moss will form, in which the plants thrive.
Recommended reading: Orchideen im Garten: Use, care and propagation. Gerd Kohls and Ulrich Kähler, 1993. Parey ISBN 3 489 636244. Orchideen für den Garten: European and tropical terrestrial orchids. Alfons Bürger, 1992. Ulmer ISBN 3 8001 64876. Hardy orchids. Phillip Cribb and Christopher Bailes, 1989. Timber Pr. ISBN 0 88192 147 5. Das Moor im eigenen Garten: Moorgärten anlegen, gestalten und pflegen. Erich Maier, 2000. Parey, ISBN 3 8263 3301 2. Orchids of Indiana. Michael A. Homoya, 1993 by Indiana Academy of Science. ISBN 0 253 32864 0.
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