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Dactylorhiza sambucina
Elder-flowered Orchid · Elder-scented Dactylorhiza · Elderflower Orchid · March Orchis
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: full_sun
Temperature
5–32 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 5–8
Click count
31
Observations
3,236
Description
Source: leafsnapDactylorhiza sambucina, the elder-flowered orchid, is an herbaceous plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae. It is quite common and widespread throughout much of Europe from Portugal east to Finland and Ukraine. The flowers appear in spring and summer, in various colors from yellow to purple.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 5–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Dactylorhiza
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-8
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 30 cm
- Mature Spread
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Pink, Purple
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm to 10.16 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer
Tags (5)
Common Names (4)
en Elder-flowered Orchid
en Elder-scented Dactylorhiza
en Elderflower Orchid
en March Orchis