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This orchid comes in two colors: one has pale yellow flowers with brownish-orange speckles and the other is purple with an orangish center and brown-orange speckles. Both colors grow in the same area, with the two often side-by-side.
Flowers.
Apr-Jul.
Size.
10-30 cm (short)
Flower Blossom.
15-20 mm long. The inflorescence consists of a compact raceme with 20-40 flowers.
Leaves.
lanceolate
Habitat.
Heathlands, open grassy areas. Likes calcareous soil. We find fields of them every Spring on the Plateau de Calern.
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