General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Purple
White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 7-14
Depth to plant seed: surface sow
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow indoors Feb-Apr. Can direct sow after all frost. Thin seedling when 2-3 inches tall. Space 12 inches apart.
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Poor Man's Orchid

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Location: My garden, KY
Date: 16 June, 2023
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: June 2020
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: 2010-08-14
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: 2010-08-14

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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