Author Topic: Spring treasures in Rhodes (Read 7222 times)

Yann · « **on:** April 12, 2019, 08:17:11 PM »

Back from the island, here're some of the plants seen.
The winter was rainy, this spring is very wet and so many orchids are at their best.

The landscape

Yann · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:26:28 PM »

Ophrys rhodia

Yann · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:30:12 PM »

Ophrys lucis

Ophrys ferrum-equinum

Ophrys regis-fernandii

Ophrys mammosa

Yann · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:34:33 PM »

Ophrys reinholdii

Ophrys speculum

Ophrys calypsus

Ophrys omegaifera

Yann · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:43:21 PM »

Anacamptis papilionacea ssp heroica

Ophrys speculum x regis-fernandii

Orchis provincialis

Orchis italica

Ophrys dodekanensis

ashley · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:45:15 PM »

Such jewels

Thanks for sharing them Yann.

Yann · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:47:37 PM »

I think you gonna have an orchids overdose

Orchis anatolica

Serapias bergonii

Serapias orientalis subsp carica

Neotinea maculata

Yann · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2019, 09:09:42 PM »

I think it's time to show other plants...but i still have several orchids to post

In the heart of the island a range of low mountains host many rare plants.
Profitis Ilias is the most famous area where grow Paeonia rhodia, the plants are easy to reach.
But i wanted to repay a visit to a spot in discovered by chance 40km from there, in a deep gorge very difficult to access.
The effort was rewarded, the spot is intact as i discovered it in 2001.

These plants are found only 20m from the top of the gorge, they receive the sun at the end of the afternoon