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Identify this plant / weed
wilmaadams1
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wilmaadams1 says:
Hello, I'm looking for advice for this very small plant, the head is only about one inch, I foundo it growing in one of my pots and have no idea what it is, thought it was a very nice weed, but is just so pretty I thought I'd ask for some advice. Many thanks . Wilma Adams
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Might be totally wrong be it looks like an iris
You lucky thing if it is what I think it is - an orchid. I think it may be the Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii.
Last edited: 12 July 2016 15:05:04
Thank you for the replies, I thought it looked like an orchid, it's so tiny, and the leaves have little black spots on them, I'm not sure what to do with it though, I would appreciate any information, as to whether I should bring it indoors, I bought orchid compost just in case. Many thanks Wilma
My first thought was orchid too Ladybird4. Could that just happen like that?
I agree with Ladybird. I wish they would seed into my flower pots.
Wilma, if you want to keep it, transplant the whole pot. Don't try and separate it from the surrounding soil or compost, it will contain symbiotic bacteria and fungi that it needs.
If you don't want it, send it to me.
Hey fb I saw it first!
Yes jah. It can just happen like that. The tiny seeds can be in compost. On one of the roundabouts at a junction between the M58 and the M6 a lot of pit soil and compost was spread and within a few years the roundabout was covered in those very orchids - an absolute joy to behold and protected by their very position. Like fb I can only wish and dream.