Lady'S Tresses (Spiranthes triloba)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Low Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Crown Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.5 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance None Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 90 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.5 pH, Maximum 6.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 2700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 10000 Precipitation, Minimum 24 Precipitation, Maximum 55 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 8 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -38 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers Yes Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No