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Dactylorhiza majalis
Also called Marsh Orchid, Salep
A hardy terrestrial orchid of Eurasian marshes and damp meadows, usually grown outdoors in wet or boggy garden soil. Its key requirement is constant moisture in nutrient-poor ground.
Dactylorhiza majalis, or the broad-leaved marsh orchid, is a terrestrial Eurasian orchid.
Subspecies include the western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. occidentalis) and southern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. praetermissa).
Dactylorhiza majalis is widespread across much of Europe and north-central Asia, from Spain and Ireland to Siberia and Kazakhstan.
Keyflower · Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. baltica · Dactylorhiza cantabrica · Stately Dactylorhiza · Richly-Leaved Dactylorhiza · Dactylorhiza francis-drucei · Common spotted orchid · Dactylorhiza hatagirea · Dactylorhiza iberica · Flecked Marsh Orchid · Early marsh-orchid · Dactylorhiza insularis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dactylorhiza majalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
