#platantheralacera

[mikepots83]

Platanthera lacera aka Ragged Fringed Orchid or Ragged Orchid. I found this several years ago a couple 100 feet from my buddie/neighbor's door. I was walking around and noticed an orchid-looking plant, no flowers yet. I marked it to watch it grow and discovered it to be a Platanthera. It grows in an area kept clear of bramble and saplings and regularly seeded with native wildflowers. It grows in full sun for about 8 hours. It's considered rare to uncommon in the mountains. Every year now i watch, wait, and rejoice! . . . #platanthera #platantheralacera #raggedfringedorchid #raggedorchid #orchidsofinstagram #orchid #terrestrialorchid #nativeorchids #nativewildflowers #wncmountains #upperhickorynutgorge #blueridgemountains #southernappalachia #gerton #gertonstrong #iloveorchids #ilovegardening #iloveplants #ilovewhereilive #friends #neighbors (at Gerton, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpg2Wjj-ve/?utm_medium=tumblr