Terrestrial orchids 2015

[Steve Garvie]

The earliest Dactylorhiza to flower here is the pale form of Dactylorhiza romana:

It over-winters in a partially shaded (just) frost-free frame

[Steve Garvie]

Two more Bee Orchids now in flower.
With these wee beastie mimics the devil is in the detail.
 
Ophrys scolopax ssp. cornuta


Ophrys speculum

[aldo]

Calanthe argenteostriata

[WimB]

Ophrys sphegodes in flower today

[orchidsworld]

Some of my terrestrial flowering since 1st january...

Pterostylis curta










Pterostylis x ingens








Diuris behrii










Thelymitra megacalyptra












Ophrys bombyliflora










Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata










Pterostylis pedunculata

[orchidsworld]

The earliest Dactylorhiza to flower here is the pale form of Dactylorhiza romana:

Really beautiful !!! Do you plan or did you plan to make seeds of it ?

[johnstephen29]

Really beautiful orchids, thanks for showing orchidsworld

[Yann]

Mine are late this year buds are just emerging from the ground

[Steve Garvie]

Really beautiful !!! Do you plan or did you plan to make seeds of it ?

Wow!!!
Wonderful images of these superb orchids Orchidworld!

I only have the one plant of this Dactylorhiza romana but I will try selfing it.

[Jupiter]

So nice to see our local terrestrial orchids appreciated on the other side of the world! Pterostylis curta, P.pedunculata are particularly common in the bush here, as are the Thelymitra species and Diuris. Maybe members would be interested in photos of our local orchids as they come into flower?

[ashley]

... Maybe members would be interested in photos of our local orchids as they come into flower?

Thanks Jamus, definitely

[Maren]

Yes please, Jamus, we'd love to see your pictures. 

[orchidsworld]

One beautiful non yellow species of Diuris.

Flower is 7 cm long and 2.5 cm large

[Maggi Young]

The purple Diuris   is another gem, François

[Jupiter]

Diuris punctata is beautiful. I've never seen it in real life, only in books. Listed as critically endangered in the wild I see...

What do you think of this one? Pterostylis cucullata, now rare and endangered in South Australia. The biggest colony in the state is just down the road in Belair National Park.