
Hybrid vanilla orchid G. x heufleri. This is a hybrid between Gymnadenia odoratissima and G. rhellicani. The Short-spurred fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia odoratissima) and the Alpine vanilla orchid ( G. Rhellicani - formerly known as Nigritella ssp. rhellicani) are both butterfly and moth pollinated and when they grow together as in the Trento region hybrids are formed. These plants are depicted on the Seiseralm, Alpi di Suisi, nr Ortisei July 2019














