Scientific Name
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Common Name
Rose crested orchid; Rose pogonia
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit:
Singly borne rose-pink flowers; lip formed by lower petal is densely bearded or crested
Flowering Season:
Mid-summer
Foliage:
2 to 4 inch single leaf is lanceolate and located about midway on the stem; basal leaves are absent at flowering
Site:
Savannahs, bogs, low ditches, swamps
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