Dactylorhiza maculata hybrids
Dactylorhiza maculata, the heath spotted orchid, produces beautiful spikes densely covered with pale pink flowers spotted with magenta.
Dactylorhiza maculata hybrids offer lovely pale lavender pink flowers with magenta-purple markings which, though they are hybrids, resemble this species. The heath spotted orchid, hales from northwestern Europe and the British Isles. It produces beautiful spikes up to 18 inches high densely packed with pale pink flowers spotted with purple. The leaves are spotted with burgundy red. Possibly hardy to zone 4. Marsh orchids grow across Europe usually in moist habitats that are either moist year round or seasonally moist in the winter becoming drier in the summer. Despite their marshy natural habitats, these hardy orchids do well in evenly moist garden soils in full to part sun and are easy to grow. Over time they will develop into impressive clumps of lance-shaped leaves with many vertical spikes of delightful orchid flowers.
Common Name: Heath Spotted Orchid - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist acid peaty substrata.
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