Dactylorhiza fuchsii ssp. o'kellyi

[winwen]

Hello,

does anyone here know where to get this scented beauty?
I would love to cultivate it in my garden - together with other Dactylorhizas from the D. maculata-family.

Thanks in advance!
Erwin

[Michael J Campbell]

Dactylorhiza fuchsii ssp. o'kellyi grows on the Burren about 30klms from where I live in the west of Ireland, but it is a protected species and we are not now allowed to collect it.

[winwen]

I dont want to dig it out from where it grows in nature!
I'm just looking for someone who already cultivates it legally.
I would like to buy or trade.

[mark smyth]

Only just saw this. I have o'kellyi.

[Michael J Campbell]

Mark,have you a tuber to spare.

[mark smyth]

Michael can you wait until next summer? Their roots will be very long now and probablt tangled but if you need it bad ......

[winwen]

Hello Mark,
I just saw your reply today!
That's great! Since I was luckier with seeds than with tubers, I would like to ask you if it would be possible to get seeds from your O'Kellyi-Dacties? If you need advice about how to fertilize the flowers, I can help you with a short brochure containing instructions about how to do this.
Kind regards
Erwin

[mark smyth]

You can have seeds OK. Can the brochure be emailed?

[winwen]

Hello Mark,

yes, it can be mailed! If your mailaddress (mark@marksgardenplants.com) is correct, I will send it to you!

Kind regards
Erwin

[mark smyth]

yes that's it

[Maren]

Oh Mark,

if you could spare some seed of Dact fuchsii v. O'Kellyi, I would be over the moon. I was promised some seedpods when I last visited Ireland and went on the annual field trip of the Irish Orchid Society to the Burren. But they never materialised, an oversight, I am sure.

If you can spare some seed, I have a good man who knows how to germinate/flask them. If you are concerned about my being "trade", I have no intention of selling them on, but would love to have some for my private collection.