Description
This gorgeous native orchid can make impressive colonies. Sweetly scented if you get down really low to sniff. Loved by bumblebees. Prefers open forest. Found growing with fellow mycorrhizae associated orchids such as Corallorhiza maculata (Spotted coral root) and Goodyera oblongifolia (Rattlesnake plantain).
In this link, the data sheet states that the “western form seems to be more aggressive, growing in denser colonies and been successfully cultivated for 1-2 years when carefully tended”
https://depts.washington.edu/propplnt/Plants/calypso.htm
- Seed Count: 50-75
- Collection Date: July 2024
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height and Width: 15cm tall
- Preferred conditions: Open forests
- Germination test type: n/a
How to germinate Calypso bulbosa seed:
This is a mychorrhizae associated orchid. With almost if no nutrients in the seed, the embryo requires mychorrhizae to successfully grow germinate and grow. Details on propagation protocol : https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://courses.washington.edu/esrm412/protocols/2010/CABU.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiJ9aD_3cSGAxWcweYEHSjiCRoQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1JGG5donx-Ji-W6h7bNmhA
