Dactylorhiza foliosa
Dactylorhiza foliosa, the Madeira orchid or leafy orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, endemic to the Portuguese Island of Madeira in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to and producing spikes of intense, magenta-pink flowers in late spring.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Synonyms
- Orchis foliosa Sol. ex Lowe, illegitimate homonym, not Sw. 1800 nor Masson ex Ker Gawl. 1819 nor Spreng. 1826 nor Schur 1866
- Orchis latifolia var. foliosa Rchb.f.
- Dactylorchis orientalis subsp. foliosa Klinge
- Orchis orientalis subsp. foliosa Klinge
- Dactylorchis foliosa Verm.
- Orchis maderensis Summerh.
- Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. foliosa H.Sund.