Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, early spring orchis, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

As the name suggests, the early purple orchid is one of the first of the orchid flowers to bloom during spring. It grows up to 40cm in height.

Orchis mascula is a Bulb up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Known Hazards.

Orchis mascula is a BULB growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April ...

Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, early spring orchis, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Orchis mascula grows to around 45cm tall, although taller specimens have been recorded. It has 3-8 basal leaves which are shiny, dark green and usually marked ...

Nov 20, 2023 · Its rosette of leaves appear from early January and have distinctive roundish dark splodges (as compared with the splodges on Dactylorhiza ...

Orchis mascula. early purple orchid. A terrestrial orchid with leaves usually spotted with deep purple, and dense, upright spikes of small, intricate, ...

Orchis mascula is a beautiful orchid quite common in Western Europe. It is a robust plant, 30 to 50 cm high, usually carrying about thirty purple to purplish- ...

The native range of this species is Macaronesia, N. & Central Europe to Iran. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.