Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid

Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.

Orchid family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
5.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Moths; Butterflies; Hummingbirds

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.