Dactylorhiza purpurella
Dactylorhiza purpurella, the northern marsh orchid, produces beautiful, short spikes densely packed with magenta flowers.
Dactylorhiza purpurella, the northern marsh orchid, grows in northern Europe. It produces beautiful, short spikes densely packed with gorgeous magenta flowers marked with darker magenta-red around white throats. Seed grown. 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: Northern Marsh Orchid - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp coastal dunes and dune slacks (the wet areas between dunes).
Award:
Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia
