Terrestrial orchids 2015

[Neil]

Still splitting it

[Yann]

In the greenhouse Ophrys and Serapias are earlier than previous year, can't wait spring to see them blooming....as always!

[Tony Willis]

More unnecessary splitting

I saw on one website there are now 220 species of orchis/ophrys in Greece. Must now have overtaken crocus and narcissus combined!

[mark smyth]

Nice to see loads of mine awake again. Don't know if it was coincidence but within days of me soaking the sand plunge they were up

While removing this years growth, when do you remove it?, I accidentally pulled up one of my O. italica. Again it had two rows of roots. One at the top of the tuber and another set further up the neck

[mark smyth]

Do any of you use moisture meters to check how damp the contents are in your winter green pots? Are they worth buying?

[goofy]

hello Mark,
if you use claypots,
your "fingertips" are a super "moisture meter"

cheers

[Anders]

The last 2015 orchid in my garden is Spiranthes cernua grown in a small artificial Sphagnum/Polytricum bog. My stock is not quite hardy so I keep back-ups in the lab.

I have had problems with low survival of Platanthera huronensis in pots, so I have also plantet the last seedlings of that batch in the bog and will keep my fingers crossed in the hope that the slugs don't find them. Does anyone have experiences with P. huronensis in a coastal zone 7 climate?

Anders

[Maggi Young]

I don't think we've ever had any pictures of  Platanthera huronensis  in the forum - do you have any photos of it in flower, Anders?

[Anders]

No photos of P. huronensis in flower yet, I received the seeds a gift by mail. But here are some pictures of another small greenish orchid, Platanthera hyperborea from Narsarsuaq Sourthern Greenland. The hyperborea seedlings are from seeds from Copenhagen Botanical Garden.

[Maggi Young]

thank you, Anders!

[Maren]

Hi Anders,

I congratulate you on your success in growing hardy orchids from seed. The Platanthera hyperborea is so rare, it's a real pleasure to see how much success you are having.  Well done to the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens for letting you have the seed. I've always liked the place, and even more so now.

[WimB]

Stenoglottis fimbriatum

[goofy]

hello,

from the flower I woud say it is S. longifolia.
the fimbriata lip (most) is "3-lobed", while this seems to have 5 or more ..........

PLS show habitus pic with foliage for more information.

nevertheless NICE 
cheers

[WimB]

hello,

from the flower I woud say it is S. longifolia.
the fimbriata lip (most) is "3-lobed", while this seems to have 5 or more ..........

PLS show habitus pic with foliage for more information.

nevertheless NICE 
cheers

Thanks, goofy...I don't know a lot about this genus, just bought it as such...I'll post a pic of the leaves ASAP.

[WimB]

hello,

from the flower I woud say it is S. longifolia.
the fimbriata lip (most) is "3-lobed", while this seems to have 5 or more ..........

PLS show habitus pic with foliage for more information.

nevertheless NICE 
cheers

Hi Goofy,

this enough for a better determination?