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Submit a photoWhite Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
A tall, vanilla-scented native orchid of Alberta's fens, wet meadows, and mountain seeps. Dense spikes of small waxy-white flowers rise 30–80 cm above a clump of lance-shaped leaves. The fragrance is famously sweet — most powerful at dusk. A signature orchid of Alberta's healthy wetlands.
Quick Facts
Distribution
Boreal, Foothills, Mountains wetlands, Zone 1
Light
Full sun to part shade (wet)
Bloom Time
June–Aug
Soil
Wet organic peat, fens, seeps
Water
High; saturated
Pet Safe— Generally considered safe around pets.
Growing & Cultivation
Propagation
Extremely difficult — depends on soil fungi. Do not attempt wild transplants. Source only from specialist native-orchid nurseries using flasked seed.
