"Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote in message
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I've just come back from friends on the Wirral. As we were walking back to
the station, there was a plant on the embankment that I didn't recognise.
It
was between 8" and 10" in height and I don't recall seeing any leaves. It
had a thin stem and was crowned with a spire of between 15 and 20 smallish
(about ½") white flowers with deep purple spots. The 'eye' was dark. The
wife asked me was it an orchid as the flowers were certainly orchid-like,
but I don't know of any member of the orchidae family with more than one
flower to a stem.
it?
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European wild orchids do form spikes of many flowers~~ possibly one
or two exceptions. The Burnt-tip orchid fits your description and, despite
limited regions of growth, can be found in the Wirral.
Best Wishes Brian