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HE and Her Orchid ( Adam & Eve Orchids)


HE AND HER ORCHID; PUTTY ROOT
Orchid Family Orchidaceae
June - July Rare
Description: From 10 inches to 1.5 feet tall.  You'll always find 2 seperate plants growing together, each with one leaf ,one being larger (4 to 6 inches) than the other ( Adam and Eve is a given name due to the pair of corms fastened together horizontally). Flower stalk has numerous flowers (8 to 10) on the one given stalk. Also known as the "Adam and Eve Orchid" Leaves winter over but have withered by the time plant flowers.

Location: Rich moist woods
 
 
Flower Stalk SIde of Flower
seed pod
His and Her orchid
Leaves of the He & Her Orchid
He and Her Orchid

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