What are your wintergreens doing?

[Maren]

Hi Maggi,
you couldn't put a link on this site please?

[Maggi Young]

There is no link Maren. I will email you.

N.B. PLEASE contact me PRIVATELY  about this article.

[Maren]

Thank you Maggi.

[mark smyth]

This orchid and its pot mates aren't planning to wait until spring to flower

[Anthony Darby]

Looks to be very healthy. 

[mark smyth]

The tubers I discovered in growth in a pot in the garden on September 20th are very advanced now
September 20th
October 8th

November 29th and the first flower is almost open but what is it? This must be a purchase from med_orchids or someone else.

[SteveC2]

I'd say it's a Neotinea (Orchis) tridentata, but it's early days as yet.
What will be interesting is if it does the same next year, or if it reverts to "normal" which would then back up my theory that plants coming from the med get a shock to the system when they arrive in this country that starts them into early growth, which is why I started this thread.

[Neil]

If it is from med_orchids then it could also be N. lactea

[mark smyth]

If it is from med_orchids then it could also be N. lactea

Looking at my ebay account I see I did buy O. lactea but there isn't a pot labelled as it. Two photos taken in todays sunshine

[mark smyth]

and two more photos. Are they O. lactea?

[SteveC2]

Yep, looks like lactea to me!

Sorry about previous mistake.  Predictive text is a pain.

[Neil]

I agree it is lactea.   

[mark smyth]

Goodto know. The scent is lovely

[mark smyth]

They smell of cloves

[Anthony Darby]

Just went to the pantry and smelled the cloves jar while looking at the pics. We need an SRGC scratch and sniff card for all these flower pics. Photo of "****" scratch panel 23.