Distribution: The genus contains 49 species. It is distributed in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere from England to Japan. Its center of distribution is the Himalayas. In Europe, only *Herminium monorchis* occurs.
Plant Description: Herminium monorchis is a delicate orchid, growing up to 30 cm tall, with honey-scented flowers. Two leaves emerge in spring from the rather small, overwintering tubers. In May or June, the flower spike appears, bearing numerous small, greenish to yellowish flowers.
Herminium monorchis
Cultivation: Herminium monorchis' natural habitats are calcareous fens and nutrient-poor, wet to intermittently wet meadows. It occasionally colonizes not-too-dry patches of dry grassland. Easy to cultivate but not a strong competitor. Requires sufficient moisture in summer. Avoid waterlogging when growing in pots.
Recommended soil mixtures: Wood fiber mixture with limed peat (Floraton 3 or similar commercial soils).
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.
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