Dactylorhiza praetermissa (Southern Marsh Orchid)

Zone: 2 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun

Attributes: Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall. Blooms in spring. Dark purple flowers in a dense spike. Foliage is lightly mottled. A bit shorter than some of the species, but the first to bloom out of the species I grow here in the PNW.

Notes: Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady. Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easly.