Tongue orchid requires a well-draining soil mix and consistent moisture without waterlogging. Special care points include maintaining high humidity and providing filtered light to prevent leaf burn. Additionally, tongue orchid benefits from regular feeding with a balanced orchid fertilizer during the growing season. Overall, the plant demands careful attention to its specific environmental needs for successful cultivation.
Watering schedule: Every week
Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun
| Care Difficulty | Hard |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Watering Schedule | Every week |
| Sunlight Requirements | Partial sun |
| Soil pH | 6-7.5 |
| Hardiness Zones |
9-11
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Long-lipped serapias is a stunner of an orchid, with vibrant upright outer petals and a long, hairy "lip" hanging out. The shape of the dangling lip has also led to the plant being called the ploughshare tongue orchid.
The one-columned tongue-stalk is a perennial plant with one sedentary and two subterranean, long-stemmed tubers. The stem is 25 to 89 cm high and has four to eight narrow lanceolate leaves. The loose inflorescence consists of less than eight flowers. The sepals are gray purple, pointed and bent together.
Heart-flowered orchid is a springtime flowering orchid noted for having up to 10 flowers on one spike. Heart-flowered serapias are presumably named for the heart-shaped epichile – or lip - that adorns it.
Scarce tongue-orchid is a rare tongue orchid that naturally grows in coastal fields and meadows. The name Scarce serapias potentially originates due to this rareness and is documented by the 'scarce' in the name. It prefers damp, sandy soil and usually flowers during the springtime.
This intriguing European orchid, Small-flowered serapias, is named for its characteristic small flowers. This species is uncommon in the wild and since it isn't particularly ornate it is not used in gardens, either. Small-flowered tongue-orchid (Serapias parviflora) differs from the otherwise similar Serapias bergonii because its flowers are smaller.
Common issues for Tongue orchid based on 10 million real cases
