Bog Orchid

Hammarbya paludosa

(L.) Kuntze Species

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Botanical name
Hammarbya paludosa
Also known as
Bog Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Hammarbya
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Bog 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 Hammarbya paludosa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Epipactis paludosa Hammarbya paludosa var. robusta Malaxis paludosa Malaxis palustris Ophrys paludosa Ophrys palustris Orchis paludosa Sturmia paludosa

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