Dactylorhiza urvilleana

Also known as: Urville's Dactylorhiza or Orchis amblyoloba Orchis affinis Orchis maculata var. broteri Orchis maculata var. cartaliniae Orchis pontica Orchis lancibracteata Orchis maculata var. pontica Orchis maculata ssp. lancibracteata Orchis cartaliniae Orchis basilica ssp. cartaliniae Dactylorhiza saccifera var. pontica Dactylorhiza saccifera ssp. lancibracteata Dactylorhiza saccifera ssp. amblyoloba Dactylorhiza saccifera ssp. cartaliniae Dactylorhiza urvilleana ssp. ilgazica Dactylorhiza amblyoloba Dactylorhiza triphylla Dactylorhiza lancibracteata Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. triphylla Dactylorhiza affinis Dactylorhiza urvilleana var. pontica Dactylorhiza ilgazica in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Turkey

General Information

Urville's Dactylorhiza is a cold growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Turkey. It is named after the French Sailor late in the 18th century to in the 19th century.

Plant Description

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

Climate

Grows at low to 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.

Be sure to flush out excess fertiliser by running water through the media regularly year round.