Calopogon Arethusa bulbosa
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ar-e-thew-sa bul-BOH-suh
- Description
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Site: Bogs, wet meadows
Season: early summer
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Arethusa
- Species:
- bulbosa
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Lipped
- Flower Description:
- The plant has 2-10 magenta-pink flowers open upward in a loose raceme on a slender stem. An erect lip at the top of the flower has a squarish tip with a tufted, yellow crest. Petals and sepals flare out.
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has single, slender leaf sheath. There are single, 8- to 12-in. grasslike leaf sheaths at base of the stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Slender
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil