Terrestrial Orchids 2016

[Yann]

while Habenaria, orchis are emerging, the pots of O. speculum are all blooming

[Gabriela]

while Habenaria, orchis are emerging, the pots of O. speculum are all blooming

Nice preview Yann. Only two more months to go until and you can see them in the wild!

[Steve Garvie]

Ophrys leochroma


Ophrys ferrum-equinum


Ophrys oestrifera


Orchis anatolica

[Gabriela]

Ophrys leochroma
Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Ophrys oestrifera

Are these Ophrys trying to tell us something Steve?   
I may be be hallucinating from working at the tax statements but they made my day  Absolutely fabulous, like all your other images!

[Neil]

Lovely photos as usual Steve

[Yann]

Sorting Ophrys pots i found this 3's old seedling.
It seems to be an araneola but i'm not sure until flower is fully open.

[Yann]

It's spring, orchids are all in buds or in bloom.

Anacamptis papilionacea
Aceras anthropophora

[Steve Garvie]

Ophrys ferrum-equinum


Ophrys calocaerina


Ophrys helenae


Ophrys lutea subsp. melena

[Neil]

Not upto the standard of Steve's photos.

The first two are Ophrys kotschyi subsp. cretica 
Ophrys oestrifera subsp. dodekanensis  or Ophrys apifera
Ophrys speculum subsp. regis-ferdinandii  these plants are from seed I sowed back in Jan 2014, which is quite early for it to flower
Ophrys tenthredinifera

[sjusovare]

Yann : which soil do you use to grow ophrys?
I've tried several times with the spontaneous O. apifera from the garden, and they always die, even just moving them with the whole soil around them to put them 2 meters away ended up killing them (even when done during their summer dormancy, they start making leaves normally in autumn but soon those turn brown and die)

[Steve Garvie]

Neil, your kotschyi subsp. cretica and regis-ferdinandii are cracking looking plants. I have never been able to source either.

I wish I had the skill and capabilities to grow ophrys (and others) from seed.

[ian mcdonald]

Dactylorhiza are just beginning to show in the garden.

[Steve Garvie]

Orchis quadripunctata Two slightly different forms:



Orchis italica


Himantoglossum robertianum


Ophrys reinholdii

[Yann]

Julien, apifera is probably not the easier specie to grow. I grow mine in clay pots using a mix of dark clay, gravel, and rich forest soil. In winter they need lots of water.
All my bulbs are from a mother plant ex-vitro, so no mycorrhiza problems.

All my mediterrean species are grown in 80%seramis + 10% clay +10% grit, unlike the legend they need plenty moisture during growing period. After they're in buds i only water once a week + NPK 5-10-40.

[Yann]

it's dark outside, no more sunshine for the week end

Hopefully Ophrys lutea bring some colors to make my day