Orchis, Ophrys and others 2013

[ashley]

Some more in flower at the moment ...

All very beautiful Tony; hard to pick a favourite.
I'm struggling not to succumb

[SteveC2]

Spring must almost be springing as my little gems are finally starting to get going.
Firstly Ophrys ferum equinum.  This demonstrates the problem of taking photographs in a multicat family.  Set up camera on tripod.  Position background behind plant.  Curious cat jumps on table.  Background topples forward.  Plant is beheaded!  Never mind it won't hurt the tuber.
Second Anacamptis morio ssp picta.  A real cutie in my humble opinion.
And third a real showstopper even if the picture doesn't do it justice. The purple is so intense, almost day-glo.  I bought it as Orchidactylis Chennervardii, which is I believe a cross between Orchis pallens, normally yellow, and a red Dactylorhiza sambucina.  Now I can almost hear the name police hammering at their keyboards as I speak, so can we just agree it's a nice plant and save everyone's time and tempers.
 

[SteveC2]

And two more:
Next up Ophrys helenae, a lovely red, which is only let down by its tendency to fade to pale brown after a few days.
Then finally one that's been going for weeks, Gennaria diphylla.  Perhaps I should have started an "Its Green 2013" thred with this, as boy is it green.

[Tony Willis]

Very nice Steve and I for one will not argue with your names.

I am no luddite and quite open to change so out of interest can somebody tell me what authority is used for example for the change of Orchis morio to Anacamptis,Barlia to Himantoglossum, The upgrading of Orchis mascula ssp olbiensis to O. olbiensis

[Neil]

Tony the best place for checking names http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-142869

[Anthony Darby]

More wonderful little gems, as you say Steve.

[Hans A.]

Epipactis veratrifolia started to bloom.

[SteveC2]

I'm used to my plants being a little behind other posters on here, living here in frozen Lincolnshire, but this is too much.    My veratrifolia isn't even up yet, but I suppose I should be grateful that it extends the season.

What is up, though driving me mad, is Thelymitra macrophylla.  First two flowers opened for about an hour on Monday, at the peak temperature, then started to close as soon as I grabbd my camera.  Yesterday wasn't warm enough to provoke any movement, and today looks like being worse.  Hopefully the rest of the week might tempt numbers three and four to open.  I have a show at the weeked, (Quick plug for Fenland Orchid Society at Terrington St Clements near King's Lynn on Sunday) and don't suppose the conditions will let me show it at its best.
Thanks to Andrew at Orchid Alchemy for supplying the plant. 

[Maggi Young]

Enjoying your photos even if you are frustrated with progress.

Good luck with the show, Steve.
 Here's the link for the FOS :
http://www.fenland-os.org.uk/index_files/Page358.htm

[Tony Willis]

Steve that thelymitra is very nice.I had one from darren last spring and although it grew well I never got enough sun to get it to open. It sat there for a while and then withered. The plant though is fine.

here are some that do not need the sun to open.

Ophrys lutea I am showing this to contrast it with the one below

Ophrys lutea with very large flowers nearly three times the normal

Aceras anthropophorum

Ophrys speculum

[krisderaeymaeker]

Very nice Tony .
Here some of my flowering species ......

Ophrys kotschyi  (syn. O. cretica )

[krisderaeymaeker]

Ophrys lutea I am showing this to contrast it with the one below

It can be very different .........One of mine ......

[krisderaeymaeker]

Ophrys umbilicata ssp. bucephala .

[krisderaeymaeker]

Ophrys tenthredinifera.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Ophrys sphegodes ssp. spruneri