species
Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath spotted orchid · Heath spotted-orchid · Moorland spotted orchid
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Dactylorhiza maculata belongs to the family Orchidaceae, also known as Heath spotted orchid, Heath spotted-orchid or Moorland spotted orchid, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is acid and in well drained or moist conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Acid
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- In the UK
- Native
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