Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Wild flowers 

Northern Marsh orchid

Dactylorhiza purprella


Appearance

Annual with long basal leaves with no markings. Flowers about 15 in a cluster; deep purple with broad zoneof darkred spots spreading across lip; the lip with only a very minor lobing so that it is diamond-shaped in outline.

Habitat

In wildflower lawn.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023