some beauties just flowering

[Anthony Darby]

Tony, your macranthum is very peely-wally. More like my X ventricosum.

[Tony Willis]

Anthony it is very pale but the plant seems healthy enough.I have it as macranthum but my knowledge of these is very sketchy and so cannot comment on it.

[Anthony Darby]

It looks extremely healthy Tony, but shouldn't macranthum be a violent pink colour? Crosses with calceolus (i.e. X ventricosum) can be very variable and the intensity of the colour is temperature dependent. I can have yellowish and pinkish flowers on the same stem.

[Tony Willis]

Anthony I really am not knowledgeable enough on this to make a meaningful  comment. The pictures I look at of x ventricosum are also a violent pink. I will just enjoy it today as it is  as I go away tomorrow.

[fredg]

Cypripedium debile has been in flower for a few days, it's very shy though.

[fredg]

This Calanthe Kozu hybrid is a regular in the flowering stakes for me.

One year I'll remember to feed it 

[goofy]

hey,
some more from my small collection:

Dactylorhiza romana


Anacamptis pyramidalis


cheers

[fredg]

My Cypripedium tibeticum appeared to be well in front of most people's but this Orchis papilionacea  is way behind.

( I can't help thinking 'vulture in a dress')

[hayley]

Not one I've tried Fred.

I have  a few of these and this year is the 1st time i have seen one in  flower as i kept selling  the larger ones ,silly old me !! .I will email you the photo as i have not had time to  work out as yet how to post photos .
As soon as they are doormant i will send you one to add to your collection  . Have you got a bletilla Soryu in your collection ?? I  can send you one of those aswell

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks for the offer Hayley. I will have to see what the next few months brings. I've not tried any Blettillas in my garden.

[Hristo]

Maybe of interest to some;
Orchis x angusticruris, the hybrid purpurea x simia, here shown also the reverse with simia as the seed parent.
Orchis purpurea
Orchis simia
Orchis x angusticruris 1
Orchis x angusticruris 2
Orchis x angusticruris 3
Orchis x angusticruris 4
Orchis x angusticruris ( simia x purpurea )

[Maggi Young]

Great range of variation from the good-looking parents....
Orchis x angusticruris 2 has the most lovely "frilling" on the edge of the lip.

[daveyp1970]

Chris they are incredible i wish it was more common over here in the uk the nearest plants are miles away from me.You are soooooo lucky are these in your orchid meadow or are they in the wild.

[Hristo]

Maggi, I can't pick a favourite, probably the simia seed parent one If I had to! Simon would agree with you!
Dave, I am lucky to have some established plants of purpurea and simia in the garden / meadow, 1-4 angusticruris are
from a walnut grove where the hybrid swarm numbered in the thousands of flowering plants, some just shy of 1m tall!

[Maggi Young]

Oooh!  How lovely... really tall, too, which I didn't realise