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Anacamptis papilionacea
Butterfly orchid · Pink butterfly orchid
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: full_sun
Temperature
15–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 7–10
Click count
34
Observations
1,228
Description
Source: leafsnapAnacamptis papilionacea (formerly Orchis papilionacea) is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–35°C
Ideal temperature: 15–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Anacamptis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-10
- Mature Height
- 15 cm to 40 cm
- Mature Spread
- 10 cm to 15 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink, Purple, Red
- Flower Size
- 1.52 cm to 2.29 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
Tags (6)
Common Names (2)
en Butterfly orchid
en Pink butterfly orchid