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Orchis adenocheila

Orchis adenocheila is a wild terrestrial orchid from the Caucasus region and northern Iran, grown mainly by orchid enthusiasts and botanic gardens rather than as a common garden plant. It grows from tubers and needs a cool, dormant period.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade
Water
Water moderately while in active growth and keep just barely moist during dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty terrestrial mix with some organic matter.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates winter cold when dormant, protect from hard frost in pots.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Transcaucasus to N. Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Orchis adenocheila is an orchid. Its native range spans from southeast Transcaucasus to north Iran.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orchis adenocheila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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