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 60 cm and producing spikes of intense, magenta-pink flowers in late spring.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).

Synonyms

 * Orchis foliosa Sol. ex Lowe (1831), illegitimate homonym, not Sw. 1800 nor Masson ex Ker Gawl. 1819 nor Spreng. 1826 nor Schur 1866
 * Orchis latifolia var. foliosa Rchb.f. (1851)
 * Dactylorchis orientalis subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) Klinge (1898)
 * Orchis orientalis subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) Klinge (1898)
 * Dactylorchis foliosa (Rchb.f.) Verm. (1947)
 * Orchis maderensis Summerh. (1947 publ. 1948)
 * Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) H.Sund. (1975)