White Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
The white counterpart to the orange fringed orchid, with the same lacerated lip in pure white and the same long spur worked by butterflies and sphinx moths. A sphagnum bog plant that will not accept ordinary garden soil.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT