Dactylorhiza cordigera

Also known as: The Heart Shaped Lip Dactylorhiza or Orchis latifolia var. inaequiloba Orchis bosniaca Orchis latifolia var. traunsteineriiformis Orchis cordigera f. banatica Orchis latifolia var. laxiuscula Orchis cordigera ssp. bosniaca Orchis cordigera ssp. blyttii Orchis cordigera var. macrobracteata Orchis latifolia var. sparsiflora Orchis cordigera f. rivularis Orchis latifolia var. orbiculatus Orchis cordigera var. bosniaca Orchis latifolia var. densiflora Orchis latifolia var. obtusa Orchis latifolia var. humilis Orchis latifolia var. macrochlamys Orchis latifolia var. densa Orchis lagotis Orchis cordigera f. simonkaiana Orchis latifolia var. parvicalcarata Orchis latifolia var. pyramidalis Orchis latifolia var. cordigera Orchis cordigera f. rochelii Orchis cordigera f. subtriloba Orchis cordigera var. rocheliana Orchis cordigera var. siculorum Orchis latifolia var. rochelii Orchis latifolia f. densa Orchis latifolia f. gracilis Orchis siculorum Orchis hungarica Orchis latifolia var. macilenta Orchis cruenta ssp. blyttii Orchis cordigera ssp. siculorum Orchis blyttii Orchis latifolia var. vulgaris Orchis latifolia var. conica Orchis latifolia f. inaequiloba Orchis cordigera var. grisebachii Orchis rivularis Orchis traunsteineri var. grisebachii Orchis latifolia var. trilobata Orchis cordigera var. foliosa Orchis grisebachii Orchis cordigera f. grisebachii Orchis cordigera lusus immaculata Orchis latifolia var. lagotis Orchis rocheliana Orchis latifolia var. lanceata Orchis monticola Orchis latifolia var. abbreviata Orchis cordigera f. macrobracteata Orchis latifolia var. trifida Orchis latifolia var. comosa Orchis latifolia var. brevibracteata Orchis cordigera var. klingei Orchis monticola ssp. cordigera Orchis latifolia var. blyttii Orchis cordigera proles rochelii Orchis cordigera h.v. blyttii Orchis monticola ssp. bosniaca Dactylorhiza cordigera var. graeca Dactylorhiza cordigera var. rhodopeia Dactylorhiza cordigera ssp. bosniaca Dactylorhiza richteri Dactylorhiza cordigera ssp. cordigera Dactylorhiza cordigera var. grisebachii Dactylorhiza cordigera var. rochelii Dactylorhiza cordigera ssp. graeca Dactylorhiza lagotis Dactylorhiza cordigera ssp. pindica Dactylorhiza cordigera var. vermionica Dactylorhiza cordigera f. albiflora Dactylorhiza bosniaca Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. cordigera Dactylorhiza cordigera ssp. siculorum Dactylorhiza graeca Dactylorhiza pindica in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Bulgaria Greece Romania Ukraine

General Information

The Heart Shaped Lip Dactylorhiza is a cold growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Ukraine.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped, oblong shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring
• Summer

Climate

Grows at high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.