General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 1 to 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Brown
Green
Purple
Red
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Flies

Image
Common names
  • Stream Orchid
  • Chatterbox Orchid
  • Giant Hellebore
  • Helleborine Orchid
  • Chatterbox
  • Giant Helleborine
  • Giant Stream Orchid
  • False Lady's Slipper

Photo Gallery
Location: Shoshone Falls Park, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-21
Developing fruit.
Location: Shoshone Falls Park, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-07-13
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Shoshone Falls Park, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-21
Location: Shoshone Falls Park, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-21
Location: Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea) at Kern Hot Spring on High Sierra Trail
Date: 2011-08-01
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2010-05-28

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by crawgarden and is called ""

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.