Dactylorhiza elata

Dactylorhiza elata

Native to:
Algeria | Belgium | Corse | France | Morocco | Netherlands | Portugal | Sardegna | Sicilia | Spain | Tunisia

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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

Source: Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society