Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza
Usually the first wild orchid in the UK to appear in the spring and will flower from April to May. The flowers fragrance is pleasant at first but will later have the smell of an animal-like odour. This orchid prefers to grow in colonies in semi shaded grassy places such as wooded scrub and sometimes out in open grassland. The flowers here are more pale pink than usual and this orchid may well have hybridized with another species of orchid such as a Common Spotted Orchid for example.
Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza
Usually the first wild orchid in the UK to appear in the spring and will flower from April to May. The flowers fragrance is pleasant at first but will later have the smell of an animal-like odour. This orchid prefers to grow in colonies in semi shaded grassy places such as wooded scrub and sometimes out in open grassland. The flowers here are more pale pink than usual and this orchid may well have hybridized with another species of orchid such as a Common Spotted Orchid for example.