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| See also Corallorhiza maculata, Calypso bulbosa, Cypripedium calceolus,and Green Orchids. |
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Epipactis
gigantea
(Giant Helleborine) Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Location information withheld to protect the Orchids. Colors in the flowers of Epipactus gigantea range from purple to rose to burnt orange to yellow and green. There can be several stems and a dozen or more flowers on robust plants. The plants can only survive in special environments with special soil and water requirements. Plant nurseries often can obtain this Orchid for you and it is relatively easy to care for. But, of course: Please,
never pick
or attempt to transplant The genus name, assigned by Olof Swartz around 1800, is from the Greek "epipaktis", the ancient Greek name for Hellebore. David Douglas, of Douglas Fir fame, found and named this species (in the late 1820s) "on the subalpine regions of the Blue and Rocky Mountains" and the plant was described after Douglas' death by the eminent William Hooker in 1839 in his Flora Boreali-Americana. |
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Epipactis
gigantea
(Giant Helleborine) Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) |
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Epipactis
gigantea
(Giant Helleborine) Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) |
Range map © John Kartesz,
County Color Key
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Range map for Epipactis gigantea |