Galearis camtschatica
Showy Orchid
Galearis spectabilis
(L.) Raf. Species
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- Botanical name
- Galearis spectabilis
- Also known as
- Purple-Hooded Orchis, Showy Orchid, Showy Orchis, Two-Leaved Orchis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Galearis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Showy Orchid
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 Galearis spectabilis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Galearis biflora
Galearis spectabilis f. albiflora
Galearis spectabilis f. gordinieri
Galearis spectabilis f. willeyi
Galeorchis spectabilis
Galeorchis spectabilis f. gordinieri
Habenaria humilis
Habenaria spectabilis
Orchis humilis
Orchis spectabilis
Orchis spectabilis f. albiflora
Orchis spectabilis f. gordinierii
Orchis spectabilis f. willeyi
Orchis spectabilis var. lilacina
Others in Galearis
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