ON THIS PLANT
Epipactis atrorubens, the dark-red helleborine or royal helleborine, is an herbaceous plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As with many other species of orchids, the species is legally protected in some countries. Plantlife designated the dark-red helleborine as the county flower for Banffshire, Scotland.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Epipactis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 1
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 49 cm
- Mature Spread
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Brown
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Royal helleborine en Dark-red Helleborine en Tumšsarkanā dzeguzene
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