Orchis mascula

Orchis mascula

Native to:
Albania | Algeria | Austria | Baleares | Baltic States | Belarus | Belgium | Bulgaria | Canary Is. | Corse | Czechia-Slovakia | Denmark | East Aegean Is. | Finland | Føroyar | France | Germany | Great Britain | Greece | Hungary | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Italy | Krym | Lebanon-Syria | Madeira | Morocco | Netherlands | North Caucasus | Norway | NW. Balkan Pen. | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Sardegna | Sicilia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Transcaucasus | Türkiye | Türkiye-in-Europe | Ukraine

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Orchis
Species:
Orchis mascula

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
apr,may,jun
Bloom Colors:
purple, pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
bees

Source: deepseek-v4-flash

Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash