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Platanthera finetiana

Platanthera finetiana is a terrestrial orchid from south-central China, a wild species rather than a common garden plant. It grows from an underground rhizome in temperate woodland and grassland conditions.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil moist during the growing season and let it dry slightly when dormant.
Soil
Humus-rich, free-draining woodland soil that stays moist.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate conditions; protect from severe frost and hot dry spells.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SC. China (to SE. Gansu)
Climate
temperate

About

Platanthera finetiana is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to China.

Other Platanthera plants

Platanthera unalascensis · Rein orchid · Green Platanthera · Northern green orchid · Hochstetter's Butterfly Orchid · Platanthera bakeriana · Platanthera bhutanica · Lesser butterfly-orchid · White fringed orchid · Shortflowered bog orchid · Platanthera calceoliformis · Platanthera carnosilabris

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platanthera finetiana 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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