Pogonia ophioglossoides
rose pogonia, snakemouth orchid
Orchidaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
0.5 ft tall by 0.25 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
pink
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Bog garden. This is a very site-specific plant that will grow well in seepage settings. Typically grown with other specialists such as pitcher plants.
Considerations:
Will not do well in a general garden setting.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Pollinated by bees.
Native Habitats:
Cutthroat seeps, dome swamp (edges), wet flatwoods (wet openings)
