Price List Hardy Orchids

Hardy Orchid Species / Hybrid	Flowering Size	Ship
Bletilla striata 6 to 8 pink to lavender flowers, opening in succession. Easy to grow in a warm, sunny position. If protected by a south facing wall, it may flower from April to August.	£5	Nov
Bletilla striata var alba As above but the flower is white.	£5	Nov
Bletilla striata var alba “Albostriata” As above, bearing white flowers, sometimes slightly suffused with rose pink. The leaves have an elegant white margin, making this an attractive plant even when not in flower.	£8	Nov
*Dactylorhiza elata* (Robust Marsh Orchid) magnificent spikes of purple flowers from April to July, 60cm.	£12 Sold Out	Sep - Nov
*Dactylorhiza foliosa* (Madeiran Orchid) tall plant with many purple flowers from May to July, prefers acid soil, 70cm.	£12 Sold Out	Sep - Nov
Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Common Spotted Orchid). Pink Form (left) Spikes of dainty, spotted pink Flowers in April to June. Spotted leaves. Damp, chalky soils. 40cm. White Form (right) Sold Out	£10	Sep - Nov
*Dactylorhiza maculata* (Heath Spotted Orchid) pink spotted flowers, spotted leaves, flowers from April to July, damp, acid to neutral soil, 50cm.	£10	Sep - Nov
Dactlorhiza praetermissa (Southern Marsh Orchid) likes wetlands, neutral to acid soil, flowers June to August, 60cm.	£10	Sep - Nov
Dactylorhiza purpurella (Northern Marsh Orchid) Rich, deep purple flowers, a stunning colour especially when grown in groups. The flower spike is dense and square topped, containing 30 - 40 flowers, heavily marked with dots and lines. Leaves may be spotted or not. Often found near the sea, but is just as robust inland. Thrives on neutral to slightly acid soil, an easy and reliable grower. Flowers late May to late July 30 - 35 cm tall.	£10	Sep - Nov
Epipactis gigantea (Chatterbox Orchid) Flowers yellow/green flushed with purple, up to 12 flowers per stem open at the same time, height up to 100cm, quickly forms large clumps. Can be grown in large pots or directly in garden soil. Prefers damp site all year round, however, they don't like standing in stagnant water. If grown in a pot, stand it in a saucer in the summer and remove the saucer in winter.	£8	Nov
Epipactis palustris (Marsh Helleborine) This a rather scarce plant of lowland marshy alkaline ground such as fens and wet dune-slacks. Plants have about half a dozen narrow leaves and a one-side, slightly nodding flower spike of between 4 and 20 flowers. They have a whitish lower lip and the rest of the flower is tinged reddish or brownish. Flowering period from June to September. Height 15 to 20 cm.	£10	Nov
Epipactis “Sabine” (E. gigantea x E. palustris) A hybrid showing all the best of both parents with typical hybrid vigour.	£10 Sold Out	Nov
Spiranthes odorata “Chadds Ford” a cultivar of ‘Fragrant Ladies’ Tresses’. Small, waxy, white, slightly translucent flowers with a delightful vanilla fragrance spiral gracefully around 1ft stems in late summer-early autumn. Plant in a moist, sunny location in well drained, slightly acid soil. Or grow in pots in well drained compost to which have been added some grit and peat.	£12	March