How to Grow and Care for Pogonia

Snakemouth orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) is an orchid that is native to central and eastern North America. It grows in wet soil and tends to be found in bogs, fens, and marshlands. It is attractive to many species of bumblebees who are responsible for pollinating the flowers.

There is a rhizome that crawls beside the basement. From several places the stems are raised above the ground and the height of the flower stem is 10 to 30 cm. The leaf shape is needle-shaped or linear oval 4 to 10 cm long and 7 to 12 mm wide with only one leaf per stem. The flowering season is from spring to summer. The length of the sepal is 1.5 to 2.5 cm an elliptical needle shape the side petal is shorter and narrower than the sepal and the lip is longer than the side petal and the tip is split into three. The middle lip of the lip flap is large and fleshy on the inside. The flowers turn sideways and do not open widely. Put a leafy cocoon 2 to 4 cm in length under the flower.