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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 15 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Yellow Fringed Orchid
  • Fringed Orchid
  • Orchid
  • Orange Plume
  • Orange-Fringed Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Platanthera ciliaris
  • Synonym: Habenaria ciliaris

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Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Fort Bragg reservation)
Date: June 10, 1984
Orange-fringed Orchid #221 (Vintage #3); RAB page 339, 49-3-14; L

credit: Jhapeman
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2014-08-10
Location: Goethe State Forest - Levy County, Florida
Date: 28-JUL-2007
Photo courtesy of Brian Ahern

Date: c. 1828
illustration from 'The Botanical Cabinet', 1828
Location: Goethe State Forest - Levy County, Florida
Date: 28-JUL-2007
Photo courtesy of Brian Ahern
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