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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: Mike Ireland on June 12, 2013, 09:58:46 AM

Title: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Mike Ireland on June 12, 2013, 09:58:46 AM

The orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes are very good again this year.
These photos taken yesterday.  If anyone could I/D please. 

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Mike Ireland on June 12, 2013, 09:59:33 AM

The orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes are very good again this year.
These photos taken yesterday.  If anyone could I/D please. 

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Mike Ireland on June 15, 2013, 11:27:24 PM

One more photo showing vast numbers.

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: mark smyth on June 16, 2013, 09:56:50 AM

The diamond lip would indicate D. praetermissa

This is mine but its not as dark as your plants

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Maggi Young on June 16, 2013, 11:45:13 AM

Quote from: Mike Ireland on June 15, 2013, 11:27:24 PM

One more photo showing vast numbers.

It is so good to see that there are still some areas of happy wildflowers like this in the UK.
I feel I've been on the visit with you, Mike!

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Mike Ireland on June 17, 2013, 02:24:13 PM

Thanks for that Mark.  There appears to be many differing forms.

Maggie, we do seem to have quite a few good sites for orchids down in this area, they even grew very well on the site of the oil refinery where I used to work, in really awful conditions, the plants not me.

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Maggi Young on June 17, 2013, 07:50:11 PM

Quote from: Mike Ireland on June 17, 2013, 02:24:13 PM

Maggie, we do seem to have quite a few good sites for orchids down in this area, they even grew very well on the site of the oil refinery where I used to work, in really awful conditions, the plants not me.

That's a relief, Mike!

I'm moving this to the Orchid section..... :)

Title: Re: Orchids near the beach at Cleethorpes
Post by: Mark on August 01, 2013, 10:57:28 PM

Hey Mark

I live near Clee.............. where did you find these????????? Would love to go and have a look!

Thanks
Mark