Name of Wild Orchid Please.

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  1. 888300

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    Hi, can anyone please ID this wild orchid for me...thanks in advance..:thumb:


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    Hi 888300 & [​IMG].. Well depending on where you found it it could be A Marsh Orchis- Orchis latifolia.. 6"-18" tall & found in moist meadows & marshes throughout Britain..
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    Or..

    It could be A Spotted Orchis - Orchis maculata... 12"-24" high & is found in meadows & pasture field throughout Britain..
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    :scratch: Which do you think it is..??
     
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      Not sure, will ask my OH as he took the photo...thanks for helping with the names...much appreciated. :thumb:
       
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      It could be the pyramidal orchid - we used to know a place where these and bee orchids grew wild when I was a kid. I used to love going to see them.
       
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      We have several Spotted Orchis growing in a container, we think that a bird must have dropped the seed.
       
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      I can see this is an older thread. But I am wondering if someone might dig up a couple of these and send them to me at my expense of course when they are not in spike or bloom? I'm an orchid lover!:spinning:

      Thanks!
       
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      Probably illegal and unlikely to survive.
       
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        Also illegal to import/export without a CITES cerificate.
         
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          Oh yes quite right longk.. :blue thumb:
           
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          They also need the right fungi to live in symbiosis with.
           
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            Sorry, Julie :sad:

            We have strict laws over here about wild orchids (whether they're in the wild or not) and they can't be dug up.

            We have some in our garden (thank you, birds :blue thumb:) but, as Zigs, says, these type of orchids are symbiotic with a special bacterium.

            These are a couple of photos of bee orchids from our garden. Each head is not much more than an inch!

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