Terrestrial Orchids 2018

[johnralphcarpenter]

I was given some tubers of Pterostylis curta, which seem to be doing rather well.

[Maggi Young]

They are doing well - and in January - how  lovely!

[WimB]

In flower on the windowsill:

Ophrys cephalonica
Ophrys cretica
Ophrys phaedra (probably Ophrys omegaifera)

and an unknown species of Ophrys ex Cyprus. (Ophrys elegans, thanks for the determination to Stefan)

[sokol]

Ophrys "phaedra" is probably O. omegaifera and the species from Cyprus is Ophrys elegans.

[Yann]

Stefan ID is perfect
By the while Wim, is there a microclimate in your house ?

[WimB]

Ophrys "phaedra" is probably O. omegaifera and the species from Cyprus is Ophrys elegans.

Thanks Stefan!!

[WimB]

By the while Wim, is there a microclimate in your house ?

Flemish rivièra, Yann...come and live here, we have wonderful weather every day of every year

[Yann]

yes excellent weather 

[WimB]

yes excellent weather 

LOL 

[Steve Garvie]

Ophrys kotschyi -First Ophrys in flower here, they have all suffered a bit from the recent hard frosts.

[Maren]

What a lovely way to start the year, one can do a lot worse than looking at your brilliant photography and the plants aren't bad either.

[Yann]

Ophrys sphegodes, very early this season.
Steve do you heat a bit your greenhouse?

[Steve Garvie]

Nice plant Yann!
I try to keep this greenhouse frost-free by heating and by closing down ventilation -but I’m not very good at it! I often forget to open up the vents and so if the sun shines next day the greenhouse can get quite warm. Having said that kotschyi is the only one to have flowered so far though speculum is not too far behind.

[Yann]

ok, i keep mines at 4°c.
kotschyi is always very early in the wild.

[Yann]

The Ophrys are now in full bloom, the common Ophrys omegaifera and Ophrys cretica ssp ariadnae