Neottia

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Read about Neottia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Neottia (meaning a bird's nest, and referring to the curiously interlaced roots). Orchidaceae. A very few small terrestrial saprophytic orchids of Eu. and Asia, sometimes transferred to grounds, but little known as cult. plants. The N. Petola, Blume, of orchid collections, is Macodes Petola, which see. N. speciosa, Jacq., is Spiranthes, and N. pubescens, Willd., is Goodyera pubescens. Leafless and brown, the st. with sheathing scales rather than lvs.: fls. brownish, in a raceme or spike; perianth hooded; lip deflexed and 2-lobed; column long and free, the anther hinged on the back of it. N. Nidus-avis, Linn., is the bird's-nest orchid of Great Britain and the continent, frequenting beech woods particularly: root a mass of interlaced stout fibers from the extremities of which young plants are produced: st. 12-18 in. high: fls. many in a dense spike 1/3 in. long, with short bracts. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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