Orchids spring 2008

[derekb]

One from me on the right page this time(touch of Michael disease)last time.

DISA SANTA ROSA.

[Lesley Cox]

A lovely colour that one Derek? Do you have a good selection of these beautiful orchids?

[Viola]

Orchis militaris on the Donau-Austria.

Karl

[Maggi Young]

It is interesting to see this range of variation in the coluor and markings of these orchids, Karl, thank you

[derekb]

Lesley Cox
A lovely colour that one Derek? Do you have a good selection of these beautiful orchids?

Sorry Lesley only just found your post(another senior moment) yes I have about 30 different ones and loads more seedlings.

Derek

[Lesley Cox]

Here in Dunedin we actually have a nursery that specializes in the breeding of Disa hybrids. I think the people are South African immigrants. I keep meaning to go there and keep not doing it.

[Armin]

Orchis militaris on the Donau-Austria.

Karl

Karl,
what a beautiful meadow with Orchis militaris (Helmknabenkraut)
Would like to know such a place in my area 

[Gerdk]

Orchis militaris on the Donau-Austria.

Karl

Karl,
what a beautiful meadow with Orchis militaris (Helmknabenkraut)
Would like to know such a place in my area 

I can only subscribe this!

Gerd

[Anthony Darby]

What a lovely meadow. Here in Scotland it would be ploughed up and built on. A meadow of lesser butterfly orchids (Platanthera bifolia) near Plean in Stirlingshire is earmarked for this type of vandalism, inspite of protests. Stirling Council, or perhaps the builders, even have their own sick jokes, as a lovely field is advertised to prospective home owners as 'Royal Meadows'. Well it ain't that now! Over half a decade ago a member of Scandinavian royalty commented, on a visit to Scotland, that anywhere not suitable for a golf course had been put to good agricultural use. Not true now as good agricultural land is being built on 'like it's going out of fashion'. Soon there will only be golf courses, Terry Wogan's pine forests and moorland left!

[johanneshoeller]

The first Orchis morio here in Upper Austria

[Joakim B]

Hans and Karl nice orcidis You show.
Hard to believe that it is only two kinds of orchids when the variation is so big.
Very nice to see.
Kind regards
Joakim

[derekb]

Lesley did you mean Ron Maunders nursery? you ought to go but they are catching you will end up with another greenhouse, how are you for pure water? that is my biggest problem I can only use the water butts that collect from the greenhouse roofs the water from the flat roof of the bungalow extension is no good.

Derek

[Lesley Cox]

That's probably the one Derek, I didn't know their name. I think the nursery is called Blackwater or Backwater or Whitewater Plants or something like that. So you know them? Have you imported?
If I get another greenhouse for the Disas, it will be my first and only greenhouse. In 65 years I've never had one!
The water's not a problem. We have only rain water here so no chemicals (except a bit of bird stuff I reckon, but it's never harmed us), but we don't have enough of it.

[Anthony Darby]

Water's not a problem in Dunblane. When it's not coming out of the sky I use good old tap water. The water is lovely and soft so kettles wear out rather than fur up.

Lesley did you mean Ron Maunders nursery? you ought to go but they are catching you will end up with another greenhouse, how are you for pure water? that is my biggest problem I can only use the water butts that collect from the greenhouse roofs the water from the flat roof of the bungalow extension is no good.

Derek

[derekb]

That's probably the one Derek, I didn't know their name. I think the nursery is called Blackwater or Backwater or Whitewater Plants or something like that. So you know them? Have you imported?

Lesley I have not had plants from them they will not export to Europe and it is the same with USA but I have had seed from there. The name came up on one of the web sites for Disa.

Derek