Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) and Peter's Rock, Cressbrook Dale Nature Reserve in May, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green-winged orchid (Orchis morio) flowering in evening sunlight, Marden Meadow Nature Reserve, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Early-purple orchid (Orchis mascula), Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green-winged orchid (Orchis morio) flowering, growing on meadow in evening sunlight, Marden Meadow Nature Reserve, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green-winged orchid (Orchis) (Anacamptis morio) flowering in a traditional hay meadow, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Early-purple orchid (Orchis mascula), close-up of flower, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green-winged orchid (Orchis) (Anacamptis morio) flowering in a traditional hay meadow, Clattinger Farm, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green-winged orchid (Orchis morio) flowering, growing on meadow in evening sunlight, Marden Meadow Nature Reserve, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula), Arnside Knott, Heathwaite, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Green-winged orchid (Orchis) (Anacamptis morio) flowering in a hay meadow alongside meadow buttercups (Ranunculus acris), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) in the Lathkill Dale National Nature Reserve, Monyash, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebells and an Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) above Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales, UK.

Bluebells, Primroses and an Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) above Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales, UK.

Jersey or Looseflowered Orchid (Orchis laxiflora). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK

Green winged orchids (Orchis morio), UK

Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula), UK

Marbled white (Melanargia galathea) sits on orchid (orchis), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Flowerbed with elderflower Orchis (Dactylorhiza latifolia) on the Emparis plateau, La Grave, ecrins National Park, Hautes-Alpes, France