Bearded grass-pink is a terrestrial orchid from the southeastern United States that grows in wet, acidic, sandy grasslands and pine savannas. It is a tuberous wild orchid that needs open, sunny, consistently moist conditions and is rarely grown in gardens.
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Grass, Orchid
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep the soil consistently wet during the growing season, as it grows in boggy sandy ground.
Soil
Wet, acidic, sandy or peaty soil with good drainage at the surface.
Temperature
Hardy in subtropical to warm temperate climates; tolerates winter cold in its native range.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
subtropical
About
Calopogon barbatus, the bearded grass-pink, is a species of orchid native to the southeastern United States, from Louisiana to North Carolina.
Where it grows
Calopogon barbatus grow in wet, acidic, sandy grasslands and pine savannas across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina, USA, at elevations from sea level to 100 metres (330 ft).
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.