some beauties just flowering

[Anthony Darby]

What kind? We have wood pigeons and collard doves, although the latter seem to be scarcer these days. Even had two wood pigeon nests in the hedges at the back of the garden last year but they don't seem to attack any of the plants.

[fredg]

Wood Pigeon and Collared Doves are no problem at all.
Feral Pigeon on the other hand are thugs.
It's a pity they're not really edible .
They'll even take compost out of pots.

[Anthony Darby]

Aha. I see the problem. We have no feral pigeons here, thank goodness.

[fredg]

This Calanthe tricarinata just opened today.

[Pascal B]

Fred,

It is a lovely species, I wish I could have taken the plant on my pictures with me when I saw it in Nepal with its very pronounced frilly lip.

[fredg]

Things are starting to move on apace.

[Anthony Darby]

Not one I've tried Fred.

[hayley]

must work out how to add thumbnail photos as this is the bit i love and enjoy

[Maggi Young]

Hayley, I'll send you some tips about photo posting.
I have emailed that through to you now (22.27pm Sunday)  

[Anthony Darby]

I hope to post some pics of cyps that I have bought from Hayley in the past. Lovely plants.

[hayley]

Thankyou Maggie , i just need to sit down and have a play to see if i can do it ,i am not very good when it come to computors

Anthony i dont think there will be anymore for a while ,not from me as at last i have given up  .2 years saying it and at last i am back to growing as a hobby ,this way i get to enjoy my children and have more time to enjoy my own orchids .Cant wait to see your photos and i hope they are all doing what they should be doing

[Graham Catlow]

This has been in flower for about a week now.
Dactylorhiza romana.

Graham

[Tony Willis]

i thought I would post this orchis picture. The plant has produced two completely different coloured flowers in the spike. I think it is Orchis anatolica?

[Tony Willis]

a couple of rainswept cypripediums

Cypripedium formosanum
Cypripedium macranthum

[Oron Peri]

i thought I would post this orchis picture. The plant has produced two completely different coloured flowers in the spike. I think it is Orchis anatolica?

Tony
It is O. anatolica and an intresting phenomenon...

The Cypripedium potfull is just amazing