some beauties just flowering

[Peter Maguire]

These could be my final (garden) orchid photos for this year, at least until the autumn flowering Pterostylis start:
Epipactis royleana

[goofy]

hey,
these are just flowering.

Calopogon tuberosus alba



Spiranthes sinensis



and closeup



cheers

[Gerard Oud]

These are from the Italian Dolomites from last weeks, very nice to see so many!

[fredg]

Gymnadenia conopsea the Fragrant Orchid

[Ragged Robin]

Great shots of a real beauty Fred - were there others?

[Maren]

Love your Spiranthes sinensis. I find them a bit touch and go. How do you grow them? do you protect them in the winter?

[Tony Willis]

Goodyera oblongifolia in flower. The spike is about 15cms tall and the flowers are very tiny. The last one is to show the leaves which are its main feature

Goodyera oblongifolia

[Maren]

Hi,
Spiranthes cernua v odorata 'Chadd's Ford', a form of Ladies' Tresses,  just starting in my garden, rather early, usually they flower from October to Christmas. The flowers don't open completely but the scent is lovely.

[goofy]

Love your Spiranthes sinensis. I find them a bit touch and go. How do you grow them? do you protect them in the winter?

they are growing in pots, in summer in the open garden in sunny position.
In winter in the unheated greenhouse, because I am not sure that they are really winter hardy.

cheers

[Ragged Robin]

Spiranthes cernua v odorata 'Chadd's Ford', a form of Ladies' Tresses

What a beautiful flower spike open and in bud, Maren, and to flower for so long with scent is such a bonus - do you grow it in full sun?

[Maren]

Hi Ragged Robin,
I'm glad you like the Spiranthes. I grow them in semi shade, they seem to prefer that. They are kept quite moist all through the year. If in pots, they are in saucers or equivalent, if in the ground, I lay a sheet of plastic, edges curved up by 1 inch, underneath where they are planted. That keeps a lot of moisture for them without becoming stagnant.

[Ragged Robin]

That is really interesting...thanks for the tips, Maren, I shall look out for these lovely plants  :

[ThomasB]

The small Spathoglottis ixioides is flowering and really brightens up the grey late summer here. 

[David Nicholson]

Very pretty Thomas.

[SteveC2]

First of my autumn flowering pleiones has finally opened.  It's Pleione saxicola by the way!  Even after a few years growing the autumn flowerers it's still a little strange seeing Pleiones open at this time of year, but very pleasant, in what is otherwise a flower-free greenhouse.