Platanthera hookeri
Bog Candles
Platanthera dilatata
(Pursh) Lindl. ex L.C.Beck Species
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- Botanical name
- Platanthera dilatata
- Also known as
- Bog Candles, Boreal Bog Orchid, Fragrant White Bog Orchid, Fragrant White Rein Orchid, Leafy White Orchid, Scent-Bottle, Scentbottle, Tall White Bog Orchid, White Bog Orchid
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Bog Candles
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Platanthera dilatata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Habenaria dilatata
Limnorchis dilatata
Orchis dilatata
Piperia dilatata
Platanthera hyperborea subsp. dilatata
Platanthera hyperborea subsp. dilatata
Platanthera hyperborea var. dilatata
Others in Platanthera
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