General Plant Information (Edit)
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

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Common names
  • Jingle Bell Orchid
  • Needleroot Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dendrophylax porrectus
  • Synonym: Harrisella porrecta

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Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Hendry Co., FL, USA. This tiny orchid bears no leaves -- the roots function as organs for photosynthesis, absorbtion, and anchorage. This specimen has fruits -- capsules borne on hair-like peduncles.
Date: 2015-01-18
Photo courtesy of: scottzona

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