Terrestrial orchids 2011 to 2014

[daveyp1970]

I posted photos of Platanthera chlorantha a month ago but I think these from today are better.

Very nice,i was photgraphing them today in a wood not as good as your specimen.

[Tony Willis]

Himantoglossum hircinum in flower now

[Neil]

Beautifully Tony, how do you keep it going once it has flowered? I suppose it is skill  I kept losing mine, and as I have finally  managed to get 3 seeds to germinate I would like to kee them this time!

[Tony Willis]

Skill,no chance then!

As is my way I have already had it out of its pot several times and it has formed a nice new tuber. I like to look below soil level as much as above. So I am hopeful for good growth next year.

[fredg]

Eleorchis japonica 'alba' opening today.
I've had this for several years and it seems to get 'pinker' by the year.

[WimB]

Eleorchis japonica 'alba' opening today.
I've had this for several years and it seems to get 'pinker' by the year.

  Do you have an idea why that's happening?

[Maren]

Too much red wine.

[fredg]

A better photo of the Eleorchis.
It's still showing pink though.

[fredg]

One of Maggi's favourites 

I've just taken another four shoots out of the drain holes of this pot 
I've noticed with all my Epipactis that if restricted in the pot they head down.
My Epipactis royleana was only showing three shoots , I repotted it raising all the buds and now have fifteen in leaf several of which have flower buds.

Epipactis gigantea

[Maggi Young]

A real corker, Fred

[David Nicholson]

Whilst pottering round a garden centre today I spotted a selection of potted Orchids. The Dactylorhizas were nothing to shout about but they had some Blettilla which looked really nice and seemed in very good condition. £12.50 a pot, does that seem reasonable?

[Neil]

David it depends how many in the pot,  what variety/hybrid?  If 3 or more plants in a pot then yes good value no matter what it is.

[Alex]

Went for a walk in the Warburg Reserve today, which is a beautiful and orchid-rich piece of land very near Henley, Oxfordshire. I have attached a few pics below. The Dactylorhizas were all over the place, and sometimes in quite large colonies; pyramidal orchids were also quite numerous. I found just one, solitary Ophrys apifera despite finding many on previous visits, although Ophrys insectifera has always retained a low level presence here. The Platanthera was going over, but perhaps someone can tell me which one it is? We also saw a single Neottia nidus-avis, but it was well over so I didn't photograph it.

Alex

[David Nicholson]

David it depends how many in the pot,  what variety/hybrid?  If 3 or more plants in a pot then yes good value no matter what it is.

Only one per pot and just labelled Bletilla, so guess £12.50 per pot is a bit expensive.

[David Nicholson]

Could anyone please put a name to this. It was growing in Palheiro Garden (perhaps better known as Blaney's Garden) in Madeira. I had expected to see quite a lot of Orchids but most were well over apart from this one.