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early purple orchid

Also known as: Aaron's beard; Adam-and-Eve; adder's grass; ballock grass; bloody man's finger; blue butcher; bullock grass; crake feet; cuckooflower; cuckooflower orchid; dead man's finger; dead man's fingers; dead man's thumb; Gethsemane; hand orchid; keat legs; keat's legs; kite pan; kite's legs; long purples; May orchid; purple orchid; purple wreathwort; ram's horns; satyricon; spotted orchid

O. mascula is a terrestrial orchid with leaves usually spotted with deep purple, and dense, upright spikes of small, intricate, light to dark purple flowers from spring to early summer

Scientific classification

Species: early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
Genus: Orchis
Family: Orchidaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of early purple orchid

Distribution map

Europe, Africa, Asia

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of early purple orchid

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early purple orchid care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced feed in spring and light repeat in growth season

Pruning

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Propagation

Propagate by separating offsets in spring

Growing

Grows best in fertile, moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade, though tolerates full sun in cooler areas. Plant dormant tubers in autumn at least 8cm deep

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