Terrestrial Orchids 2019

[Joakim B]

Did not see any local orchids while visiting Portugal only Cymbidiums and we were a bit early/ or the cold weather made the flowers late and a bit damaged

white and pink seems to be very common
Burgondy we also have a few
A yellow is a the stronger flowerer
a mustard flowered one is growing more in the open
A butter colored one

[aldo]

Calanthe cardioglossa

[aldo]

Stenorrhynchos speciosum

[Steve Garvie]

First Mediterranean Orchids in flower here:

Himantoglossum robertianum


Ophrys kotschyi


Ophrys tenthredinifera

[aldo]

Diuris magnifica

[Yann]

lovely, all those colors give some warm.

[aldo]

Thelymitra luteocilium x paludosa

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Thelymitra Cinderella



Thelymitra Kay Nesbitt

[Yann]

It's a slow start inside my Ophrys, Ophrys dictynnae (tenthredinifera group)

[Steve Garvie]

Ophrys tenthredinifera -a different form (or species?) from my earlier-flowering plant.



Orchis anatolica



Ophrys sicula (-I think this is sicula rather than phryganae but would welcome advice).



Diuris orientis -one of the “Donkey orchids”.

[Steve Garvie]

Ophrys speculum


Ophrys helenae


Ophrys lutea


Ophrys bombyliflora

[Yann]

Ophrys ferrum-equinum, i didn't feed it last year, the plant is a bit slight
Anacamptis papilionacea ssp papilionacea
Ophrys basilissa
Ophrys attica
Ophrys cretica subsp. ariadnae

[Maggi Young]

Quite extraordinary photos from Portugal - posted on Twitter  .....
Wild Orchids UK & Ireland @ukorchids

"Incredible photos from central Portugal by Pedro Jesus: Early Purple Orchids growing 2m from the ground along the trunk of a large Oak. I've never seen anything remotely like this 😮😮😮😮😮"









Isn't this  fantastic?

[sjusovare]

I wonder if that's how most of orchids evolved toward an epiphytic mode....

[ian mcdonald]

Nice pictures. Early purples grow on rock ledges in Scotland in company with alpine plants.

[Maggi Young]

I wonder if that's how most of orchids evolved toward an epiphytic mode....

Yes, I wondered that, too.