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[Phil Green]

Took these pic's today.

So lets see which of you orchid fans can name it.
I'll post correct answer at the weekend.

[gardenofeden]

southern marsh?

[Jerry Copeland]

They are nice.
http://www.google.co...0l156l607l2.3l5

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Jerry Copeland, on 16 June 2011 - 06:47 AM, said:

They are nice.
http://www.google.co...0l156l607l2.3l5

We get very nice Northern Marsh Orchids (Dactylorhiza purpurella) near where I live.

[Phil Green]

Only 1 person willing to give a view on what it is  

Come on - don't be shy    If you agree with Stephen, say so. If you think it's something else, say so.

Confirmation of ID tomorrow.

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Hybrid by any chance?

[James O'Neill]

I think it is Dactylorhiza traunsteineri. But I'm no good at Dactylorhizas!!

[Phil Green]

OK - enough time now.
Although, with so many orchid fans on here and well over 100 views, I'm surprised there weren't more opinions on ID.

This probably wasn't really fair    and to be honest, I wouldn't have been able to ID them just from these 2 pic's.

Although there was a slight clue that something was not right, if you look very closely - the nectar tube is rather long for a Dactylorhiza.

I can't claim the credit for finding them, but I was shown them to confirm the suspicions on ID ....................................
A rather RARE intergeneric hybrid - common spotted orchid x fragrant orchid (or the other way round ?) First ones I've ever seen, and very pleased I was  

They are growing in a field full of both parents growing closely mixed. From a slight distance they look like a slightly dark Fragrant Orchid (they have that look), but close up - you see the Dactylorhiza lip markings and faint spotting on the leaves. The nectar tube is longer than a common spotted, but thicker and shorter than a Fragrant (see pic below). And just for good confirmation (that you would never have known) they have a strong pleasant scent.

There is this clump of 4 and another single spike a few metres away.

Edited by Phil Green, 19 June 2011 - 20:54 PM.

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So, my suspicions of it being a hybrid are correct. A very nice hybrid it is too

There are Northern Marsh Orchids growing on the bank of a very busy road near me. There must be thousands of people pass them when they are in flower and I bet hardly anyone spots them.

Here's one from last year:

[James O'Neill]

My goodness. I wouldn't have got that!
Back to my twayblades and helleborines...