Dactylorhiza elata
Dactylorhiza elata
- Native to:
- Algeria | Belgium | Corse | France | Morocco | Netherlands | Portugal | Sardegna | Sicilia | Spain | Tunisia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Dactylorhiza
- Species:
- Dactylorhiza elata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 90 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, pink
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
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Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.
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ORGHPS Germination Guide: Sow @ 20°C. Seed germinates within 3 months * very difficult; grow in moist compost to which has been added soil from parent plant to provide symbiotic fungi or sow outside in spring in acid duff