variegated Dactylorhiza

[mark smyth]

Last year I found a variegated Dactylorhiza. It's back in to growth and .... oh happy days .... it continues to be variegated.

Weeding in the garden this week I've found many small Dactylorhizas

[Slug Killer]

Hi Mark

Any photos?

David

Ignore question as I just looked on your website. Nice clear pictures, looks very good.

[LarsB]

Now you just have to wait and build up stock. I'm sure there are a lot of people who will be interested in owning a varigated Dactylorhiza. Do you aave any idea about what species it is?

[mark smyth]

This one. Photos taken last July.

[Anthony Darby]

Is it the one with the white edge to the leaf? If so, it's very interesting.

[mark smyth]

It is. New growth shows cream edged leaves. The nose is still tightly closed

[winwen]

It looks as if this is a Dactylorhiza fuchsii.

[Rob]

Here is a photo of one I got from Laneside Alpines last year.

He said he'd had it tested for virus, I was suspicious it was on it's last legs, but it has come through the winter ok.

[mark smyth]

My guess is it will not like full sun.

[Rob]

I think you're right about them not liking full sun, they never seed around in my garden.

The position it is in is shaded in the morning & evening but gets mid day sun.

[fredg]

Is it the one with the white edge to the leaf? If so, it's very interesting.

Where?

[Anthony Darby]

Is it the one with the white edge to the leaf? If so, it's very interesting.

Where?

See Mark's Garden Plants web site Fred.

[mark smyth]

http://marksgardenplants.com/dactylorhiza%20variegated.html

[Regelian]

This is a plant I brought back some eons ago from my cousins home in France.  They grow all over the property just above the small river in half sun.  It does well for me and sets seed most years, although I've not noted any seedlings.  I'm not sure to the species, but would expect it to be D. maculata.

[johanneshoeller]

A population with Dact. fuchsii behind my house (nearly black leaves)