Anacamptis
(pronounced: an-ah-KAMP-tiss)
Classification
Orchideae subtribe Orchidinae
Overview
Terrestrials arising from tubers. Leaves rosulate, deciduous. Inflorescences terminal, erect, long-pedunculate, densely-flowered spicate racemes. Flowers pink to mauve. Sepals and petals free, subsimilar, subequal, the dorsal sepal appressed to the petals forming a hood. Lip three-lobed, with callus ridges and a spur. Column short; pollinia 2, on a common viscidium.
Etymology
From the Greek anakamptein, meaning to bend back, referring to the shape of the spur.
Distribution
A monotypic genus native to Europe and North Africa.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Anacamptis in pots of sandy loam. Provide bright diffuse light, intermediate temperatures, and regular watering throughout the year. Overwinter the plants in an alpine greenhouse, cold-frame or by plunging the pots into a garden bed.
Literature
Nazarov, V. V. and K. A. Efetov 1993. On the role of Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) in pollination of Anacamptis pyramidalis (Orchidaceae). Zool. Zhurn. 72:54-67.
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