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Goodyera oblongifolia (Western Rattlesnake Plantain, Rattlesnake Orchid)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 43593



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Goodyera
Species: Goodyera oblongifolia
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial
Zones / Hardiness edit
Height (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • June
Flowering End edit
  • September
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Dark
  • Silver
  • Variegated
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Suitable For edit
  • Woodland Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
  • Moist
  • Loamy / Medium
Soil pH edit
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
  • 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic)
  • 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic)
Bloom Colour edit
  • Near White
Wildlife Value edit
  • Deer Resistant
  • Slug / Snail Resistant
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Rhizomes
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Jewell (5504) wrote on Mar 19 2011
This little plant is quite the eye catcher, growing in duff under mature douglas firs in our region. Would like to move some from our little piece of woods into our town gardens, but haven't braved it yet.

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Other names for this plant:
Goodyera decipiens
Peramium decipiens



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