A member of the Orchid family, Grass Pink has a beautiful pink to rose-purple coloured flower. This orchid looks like it’s upside down, but it’s not! All other orchid flowers twist as they develop, but not Grass Pink. They are clustered on a stem that has one single, narrow, long, pointed leaf. The bristles on the flower’s lip appears at the top of its blossom, which grows to about 4 cm. The Grass Pink produces 3 to 8 blossoms a season, from June through July, and is found in wet marshes and bogs. They grow to approximately 40 cm in height.

Its bristles look like stamens to trick bees into landing on them. The hinged lip lowers down under the weight of the bee, bringing its back into contact with the column and gets pollen stuck to its back.