Dactylorhiza maculata incarnata,majalis
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Dactylorhiza maculata, D. incarnata and D. majalis are three closely related terrestrial orchids, widespread across Europe from mountain regions to damp lowlands, growing in wet meadows, bogs, marshes and moorland on neutral to alkaline soils. These tuberous geophytes, 15 to 50 cm tall, bear lanceolate leaves often blotched with purple and a dense spike of small pink to purple flowers marked with darker patterns, from late spring to early summer. Grow in consistently moist soil, in light shade to sun, avoiding summer drying out.
- Family :Orchidaceae
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)