Terrestrial orchids 2011 to 2014

[Tony Willis]

Maggi

it is a wonderful thing. I have had it several years and found it difficult to flower,this is its first time so I am very pleased.

[Maggi Young]

A first success in flowering is always a  cause for pleasure, Tony.  It is certainly a super wee plant: hope you've "cracked" its requirements now for a  happy future.

[LarsB]

Tony, i really like your Ophrys lutea with large flower. Your Orchis italica is not anything like the one i have with that name. I'll have to consult a book to how much variation there is in that species.

[angie]

Tony they are so lovely. I too like your Ophrys speculum, something special.

Angie 

[Alex]

A few Ophrys today, photos not great I'm afraid, but anyway...Ophrys morisii and O. lunulata.

Alex

[ronm]

Amazing Alex  . Love those Ophrys. I dont grow any ( I daren't! ) but really love the Genus. Beautifully grown, as if I may say, are all the plants you show us.

[ThomasB]

Two nice terrestrials shoot today at the Internationale Orchideenwelt Dresden.

Orchis papilionacea

Diuris orientis

[Graham Catlow]

What a very pleasant surprise I had today. Whilst moving my Calypso bulbosa I discovered an amazing scent. To me it is like an old fashioned rose scent, and whilst not as discernable from a distance it is just lovely close up.
I had to go back several times.
Sorry Maggi - no scent button.

I've added the photo again.

[Tony Willis]

Graham mine should be in flower in the next few days and I will see if I can detect a scent (or Mrs W. will)

here are my last couple of orchis in flower

Orchis morio

and the second has been said to be a hybrid between  O. morio and O. papilionacea although I am more inclined to think it is a form of O. mascula

[Sam]

here is the only orchis i have  orchis italica

[Tony Willis]

My Calypso bulbosa has opened, sorry about the pot but it has spent the winter plunged under the bench with copious supplies of slug pellets. My second one is nearly open and I will try for seed.

Graham yes I have detected that it is scented

[Maren]

Tony, that's absolutely charming.

[Tony Willis]

My second Calypso bulbosa in flower.

I have mated them with each other,they seemed more receptive than the pandas and so hopefully there should be at least one seed pod for somebody to have a go with.

Also had a look at the roots and there was a very healthy vine weevil larvae in the pot.No longer

[Maren]

Oh Tony, did you take a picture of it?

[ronm]

He did but it was considered too 'blue' for this forum,