Plants
Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)
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Northern Marsh Orchid
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The Northern Marsh Orchid is an upright plant up to 25cm tall
and a dweller of fens and other wet places. Its flowers are
a rich deep purple and appear in June and July. The pretty flowers
often betray its surroundings as its range can extend to ditches
and roadside verges. The Northern Marsh Orchid hybridises with
other orchid species including the Common Spotted-Orchid (D.
fuchsii). In Northern Ireland its distribution is localised.
Click here to view a distribution map of the Northern Marsh
Orchid in Northern Ireland.
