Epipactis atrorubens
Violet Helleborine
Epipactis purpurata
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- Botanical name
- Epipactis purpurata
- Also known as
- Violet Helleborine
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epipactis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Violet Helleborine
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Epipactis purpurata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Epipactis helleborine var. violacea
Epipactis latifolia subsp. purpurata
Epipactis latifolia subsp. violacea
Epipactis latifolia subsp. viridiflora
Epipactis latifolia var. bracteis-longioribus
Epipactis latifolia var. purpurata
Epipactis varians
Helleborine purpurata
Helleborine violacea
Serapias latifolia var. sylvestris
Others in Epipactis
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