Perennials > Platanthera > Platanthera chlorantha > Platanthera chlorantha
Platanthera chlorantha
Greater Butterfly Orchid
Origin: Europe and Morocco.
| Family |
| Orchidaceae |
| Genus |
| Platanthera |
| Species |
| chlorantha |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Height |
| 25 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright and wide-spread. |
| Habitat |
| Downland, rough pasture, hay meadows, scrub, woodlands and young plantations. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval to lanceolate and slightly ribbed. |
| Flower Description |
| Spreading sepals and petals. The lip of the flower is long, narrow and undivided. Long spur. Flowers form a loose spike. The flowers have a scent of vanilla. |
| Fruit Description |
| Erect capsule that is almost parallel to the stalk. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green while the flowers are whitish-green to green at the tip. |
| Texture Description |
| The leaves have a smoot texture. |
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