General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 15 to 20 inches
Plant Spread: 10 to 12 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: lavender and white
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Days to germinate: 14 to 21
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, lightly covering with soil.
Pollinators: Wasps
Bumblebees
Bees
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Poor Man's Orchid

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: May 2020
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: May 2020
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: May 2020

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