Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Calopogon pulchellus
- Phonetic Spelling
- kal-oh-POH-gon too-ber-OH-sus too-ber-OH-sus
- Description
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Foliage:
Up to 12 in., basal, grasslike leaves
Flower:
1-1.7 in., fragrant, lavender-pink flowers in a spike-like cluster of 2-10 flowers on leafless stalk; yellow bearded-lip petals stand erect over 5 similar floral
Habitat: Savannas, sandhill seeps, floating peat mats, in the Piedmont and Mountains in bogs
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Calopogon
- Species:
- Calopogon tuberosus
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- E. Canada to E. Central & E. U.S.A., Bahamas to Cuba
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant attracts bees, bumblebees and other insects.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit displays from July to September.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1-1.7 in., fragrant, lavender-pink flowers in a spike-like cluster of 2-10 flowers on leafless stalk. Flowers bloom from April to July.
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Up to 12 in., basal, grass-like leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Predatory Insects
