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A wild European marsh orchid, native to northern and central Europe, with pink flowers that appear from May to July. It grows in damp, lime-rich or neutral meadows and fens, so keep its roots consistently moist.
Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. praetermissa, the southern marsh orchid or leopard marsh orchid, is a commonly occurring species of European orchid. Some authorities consider it a separate species, Dactylorhiza praetermissa.
It is native to northern and central Europe (Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Estonia and Latvia). It is also reportedly naturalized in Italy and in parts of Canada (Ontario and Newfoundland).
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 subsp. praetermissa 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.
