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Epipactis palustris - Marsh helleborine

Epipactis palustris
Marsh helleborine

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Well packaged but little planting advice for it to survive at my place. In shade and well-drained soil. I'm unsure if that will be sufficient.

Antoine, 13/11/2022

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Value-for-money
Epipactis palustris, with large pendulous green-brown and purplish-white flowers.
Height at maturity
40 cm
Spread at maturity
25 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Flowering time June to August
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Description

Although present in all wet and marshy areas of France, and not protected, we consider this orchid to be rare enough that it should be left untouched in its natural habitat. Our production comes exclusively from our nursery, where we divide our plants into clumps.

Creeping and stoloniferous stump. The leafs are lanceolate and wide. The flowers, large for the genus, are green-brown with a white labellum striated with purple. They are carried by loose cluster stalks.

When you receive your orchids, handle them with care: these plants produce few roots and are delicate!

Epipactis palustris - Marsh helleborine in pictures

Epipactis palustris - Marsh helleborine (Flowering) Flowering
Epipactis palustris - Marsh helleborine (Foliage) Foliage
Epipactis palustris - Marsh helleborine (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured
Flowering time June to August

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour light green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 40 cm
Spread at maturity 25 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Epipactis

Species

palustris

Family

Papaveraceae

Other common names

Marsh helleborine

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Its cultivation is easy on the banks of a stream, on a rocky subsoil, in a peaty, porous, moist to wet, rather acidic soil. It is sensitive to suffocating, excessively heavy, and impermeable soils.

Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, Humus-rich, well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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