Wildflowers Identified: Showy Orchis
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Showy Orchis has these characteristics:
- 6 petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- several flowers on stem
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- pink to red flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in April or earlier
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- opposite one another leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- simple leaves about 1 1/2 to 5 times as long as wide
- stem is square
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Eric Haines,
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