Purple ground orchids grow in light shade to full sun. But in the hot summer sun in our area, morning sun with afternoon shade is preferable. Though they prefer temperatures between 40 and 80 ...

Ground orchids are a nice choice for beds and containers ... The flowers are found in a range of colors from white to pink, yellow and purple, depending on species. The flowers have three sepals ...

I once saw this orchid growing in a container under an arbor in Thousand Oaks. Zygopetalum: Planted in the ground, I witnessed the purple flowers of this most fragrant of all orchids and enjoyed ...