Cephalanthera damasonium

Also known as: Damason's Cephalanthera or Serapias ochroleuca Serapias tota-alba Serapias lancifolia Serapias pallens Serapias grandiflora ssp. lancifolia Cephalanthera latifolia f. collina Cephalanthera yunnanensis Cephalanthera latifolia f. gracilis Cymbidium pallens Cephalanthera alba var. adenophora Cephalanthera pallens var. pienena Cephalanthera alba Cephalanthera latifolia f. adenophora Cephalanthera pallens var. gracilis Cephalanthera latifolia Cephalanthera latifolia f. spicata Cephalanthera lancifolia Cephalanthera latifolia f. pienena Cephalanthera pallens var. collina Cephalanthera ochroleuca Cephalanthera damasonium f. collina Cephalanthera damasonium f. gracilis Cephalanthera damasonium lusus ochroleuca Cephalanthera damasonium f. spicata Cephalanthera pallens ssp. ochroleuca Epipactis alba f. spicata Epipactis alba Epipactis lancifolia in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

Native to: Algeria Austria Belgium Bhutan Bulgaria China Corsica - France Cyprus Denmark Germany Greece Israel Jordan Netherlands Poland Romania Sardinia - Italy Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

General Information

Damason's Cephalanthera is a cold to cool growing orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, France, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring
• Summer

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.