(Anacamptis pyramidalis)

The Pyramid Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flowers from April thought to July. Generally growing to between 10 and 25 cm in height, the flowers are arranged in a compact pyramid form, thus giving the plant is name. The plant is single stemmed (no branches) and in some cases the plant has been known to grow up to 60 cm in height. The flowers are usually a purple pink in colour but can in some rare instances be white.

The orchid is pollinated by moths and butterflys, a common one here in the UK being whites or the garden white. They favour chalk downland habitats and Bradgers Hill is perfect for this.

If your see one, take a photo and submit it to us for use on this website. We’d love to see your submission.

You can see a photograph of a Pyramid Orchid taken on Bradgers Hill to the left!