Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Leaves: | Other: Leafless; plant has a small growing center with slender, radiating grayish-green roots. |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Reddish-orange tobrown capsule, hanging in small clusters; therefore the common name of Jingle Bell Orchid. |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant Other: Potent, nocturnal fragrance of baby powder. |
Flower Color: | Green Yellow Other: Pale yellow to greenish-yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Miscellaneous: | Epiphytic |