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Early Purple Orchid-Gearranan

Garenin, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9NB

Type:Flora and Fauna - Machair

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The Early Purple Orchid is very distictive and eyecatching with a purple spike on slim stem with narrow lightly spotted leaves. It flowers from early May through to late June.

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