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Joakim B

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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #30 on: February 09, 2009, 02:07:34 PM »
Gerhard has explained his way of growing Opfrys here
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3023.msg74121#msg74121
And also shown some pics. He pints out that it is a whole package that need to fit not just a few elements. There is no perfect substrate (it depends on where You grow the temperatures watering etc.
Very nice and informative
Joakim
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2009, 05:01:10 PM »
Thanks Joakim,

Orchis israelitica, a rare endemic species is in full bloom,  it is an early bloomer, from mid January till the end of February.
This species is growing side by side with the very common  O. caspia and both hybridize.
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2009, 11:56:31 AM »
Very nice pictures Oron
Great to see that there were some different forms and even hybrids.
Thanks for showing.
I will try to see some plants soon.
All the best
Joakim
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #33 on: February 17, 2009, 12:02:45 PM »
Fantastic. Winter must be so short in Gallilee? 8)
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #34 on: February 22, 2009, 10:41:08 AM »
Orchis Galilaea is starting to flower with its endless forms, this species is endemic to Israel and South Lebanon, flowering time is from mid February untill April.
Here are some samples,

If you look carfully you can easily notice a man with a big hat.
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #35 on: February 22, 2009, 10:54:02 AM »
Wonderful images, Oron ... what magical orchids!
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #36 on: February 22, 2009, 04:04:29 PM »
So many men, so many hats..... must be a good living to be made as a milliner in those parts ;)

A delightful series to show the variation.... I am learning a great deal, thank you, Oron.
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2009, 09:08:21 PM »
I like the little winkies! ;D I mean, I find them amusing. ::)
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #38 on: March 02, 2009, 05:14:16 PM »
Two more Ophrys are starting to bloom:
O. flavomarginata [quite rare]

O. transhyrcana, a beautiful tall species with large blueish green leaves and large flowers, I have found in the past plants 90cm tall.
This species belongs to the O. mammosa group that contain a few species and ssp from the Eastern Mediterranean, usually very difficult to tell apart.
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #39 on: March 02, 2009, 06:08:15 PM »
Anthony!!  ::) I didnt notice until you said
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #40 on: March 02, 2009, 07:02:46 PM »
Not a flower to get excited about but unusual shape and colour.

Pterostylis curta.
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #41 on: March 03, 2009, 01:25:38 PM »
Sorry not a flower in sight, but given the thread title of Orchids Winter 2009 I thought these might be interesting if only to inform the idea that orchids are tough plants and capable of coping with the worst that nature can throw at them!
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #42 on: March 03, 2009, 04:50:35 PM »
Quote from: Oron Peri on March 02, 2009, 05:14:16 PM
O. flavomarginata [quite rare]

Oron, just wondering has O.flavomarginata been accorded full specific status or is it regarded as a varient within the O.umbilicata group? ???
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #43 on: March 04, 2009, 01:18:47 AM »
Oron,
Late coming to this thread
I hadn't noticed the little people until you mentioned. What a wonderful plant to add to a children's garden.
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Re: Orchids Winter 2009
« Reply #44 on: March 04, 2009, 01:10:55 PM »
Pat, this little man even smiles... Orchis italica


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Oron, just wondering has O.flavomarginata been accorded full specific status or is it regarded as a varient within the O.umbilicata group? ???

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Yes for the time it is a species...until next time it is going to become a form of O. umblicata :-\ ;)
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