These orchids love chalky, damp soil and its range is not limited to just marshes and wet fens. It can tolerate much drier meadows which probably accounts for its greater success than other members of the family. You are most likely to spot them during the summer months of May, June and July.
How to identify
Pale pink or purple flowers.
Did you know?
Historically it was confused with other marsh orchids and it seems not to have been separately described until 1914.
