Orchis, Ophrys and others 2013

[mark smyth]

Hans are these in your garden?

[Hans A.]

The picture of Ophrys sphegodes is taken in the garden (not native on Mallorca), the other pictures were taken in nature.

[Tony Willis]

Alex as one who sits in the camp that thinks there are only  half a dozen species with lots of variations on a theme then I cannot comment other than it is lovely.

Hans

very nice,good to see in the wild.

Orchis mascula

Orchis morio a white form

Modification of my original post where I had wrongly named them.

[mark smyth]

That white one is very nice

[angie]

I agree the white one is so lovely.

Angie 

[K Andrzejewski]

Two Orchis morio in flower

- I have already asked on saturday for exchange possibility (topic:Terrestrial Orchids  ). In this case - orchid on picture No 2. Because I'll be not available until Easter - gonna be honest:  this is not Anacamptis (Orchis) morio. If the new tuber will be ready and big enough for a next season, I would like to buy from You still living remains of this plant (with old tuber, leaves and roots). What you think?
Regards
Kristof

[Tony Willis]

I had not seen your post on Saturday and sorry no I do not want to part with my plant.

You are quite correct I had wrongly named them and have changed my posting. Thank you.

[K Andrzejewski]

Subspecies of morio? They are quite easy to identify. But in your case - this is Orchis, not Anacamptis
Kristof
P.S.Your Ophrys fusca subsp.atlantica is not atlantica too, but which one - lupercalis or fusca, I have no idea, I know not many about Ophrys.

[Neil]

 Anacamptis morio subsp. longicorn

[Anthony Darby]

I'm seeing some lovely wee orchids on this thread. 

[Cephalotus]

For my return for Easter I was surprised by one of my orchids. My Calypso bulbosa decided to flower. It is a little too early for this species, but it is due to fact that it was kept the whole winter indoor. My friends two plants are kept outdoor and they are doing fine, but I need at least one plant to be in controlled conditions, secured.

Wile pollinating, I accidentally damaged the flower, so it does not look attractive any more. I need to get seeds to propagate it in larder number. Lets hope that this year I will succeed.

I dedicate those photos to Maggi.

[Maggi Young]

Thank you Chris,  it is lovely to see these exquisite little flowers.    I wish you great success in growing them for many years.

[K Andrzejewski]

Two Orchis mascula in flower. Modification of my original post where I had wrongly named them.

- I still disagree, first plant belong without any doubt to Anacamptis morio group, because of this photo there is no chance to give 100% correct name but in my opinion this is something from south-east of Europe or Asia Minor: subsp.caucasica or even syriaca. In Anacamptis morio subsp.caucasica lateral parts of lip are moved backwards. I modified your two pictures from last year - I hope that is now visible. According to the last year, it is a few weeks gap between this plant and subsp. morio in flowering-time (you added photo of caucasica on 05 March 2012 and morio on 31 March 2012 – with a top flower still in bud).

Plant No2 belongs definitely to Orchis mascula group, but this is Orchis olbiensis (or Orchis ichnusae) and you can’t call them “Orchis mascula alba” :
http://www.apatita.com/herbario/Orchidaceae/Orchis_olbiensis.html
Regards –
Kristof

[Tony Willis]

Some more in flower at the moment

Ophrys lutea

Orchis anatolica an elegant thing

Ophrys fusca two different plants

Orchis mascula another white form with more pink spots than the last one I showed (I do not recollect ever calling this 'alba')

[K Andrzejewski]

Orchis mascula another white form with more pink spots than the last one I showed (I do not recollect ever calling this 'alba')

- this is free country and for me, you can call this plants Orchis mascula 'white' -not alba', your choice - but this still change nothing, that your Orchids are Orchis olbiensis.
P.S.You can find around Malaga not only olbiensis but also mascula...