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Madeira Orchid

Dactylorhiza foliosa

Field notes

Dactylorhiza foliosa, the Madeira orchid or leafy orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, endemic to the Portuguese Island of Madeira in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to 60 cm (24 in) and producing spikes of intense, magenta-pink flowers in late spring.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).

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