Terrestrial orchids 2011 to 2014

[fredg]

My Spiranthes sinensis v. alba "Lucille" has finally flowered 
Not as distinctive as the typical form, a sort of quiet elegance, if you have good eyesight.

[Tony Willis]

Fred at least you can see the flowers on yours.

[Maggi Young]

I'm just grateful for a combination of the forum and digital photography, or most of us would never be seeing anything of these plants. Thanks, Guys!

[ronm]

I was just about to say the same thing Maggi,  .
I hope growers of these small flowered species ( of anything ) never give up posting because they don't get many hits! I for one am astonished at seeing these plants and feel very privileged to do so.
Its well worth enlarging the thumbnail of that Spiranthes just to see the almost crystalline nature of the lip,

[fredg]

............Verdict from Mrs W. throw it in the bin it is an embarrassment!

Fred at least you can see the flowers on yours.

I have a very handy bin just here Tony 

[Maren]

Tony,
that Spiranthes sinensis is phantastic. Such a treasure and not that easy to grow. Well done. Buy your wife a hat.

[ronm]

Spiranthes sp. pollinated by various 'bee' sp.  An awful lot of research regarding this has been published and is freely available. Google Scholar will provide for interested parties.

[Hoy]

I second the opinion that Magi's orchid is D. fuchsii, based on the lip.

I have had no success with Epipactis gigantea - think the slugs are to complain. They finished the plant at once when it emerged the first time. Hadn't any chance to establish itself 

Spiranthes is a nice genus. It's a pity they're almost impossible to buy in Norway - like all kinds of garden Orchid.

Here are two of the smaller orchid I've seen this summer: Listera cordata and Coeleglossum viride.

[Tony Willis]

A tiny one flowering for me now. Lovely leaves

Hemipilia sp.

[fleurbleue]

I love all these little things  Well done to make them flowering 

[Sarmienta]

Last flowering garden(for this year ) orchid in my garden Calanthe reflexa

[Maren]

Hello Sarmienta,

my Calanthe reflexa is flowering in the cool greenhouse (not so cool at this time of year). I see you grow yours in the garden. Do you leave it there all year round and do you protect it in the winter?

[Sarmienta]

Hello Maren

Its the first time flowering ,but i have it for 2 winters in my garden with a little protection .

[winwen]

Hello Sarmienta,

beautiful orchid and well cultivated - congratulations!
Calanthe is hardy down to -15°C without protection, nevertheless I fairly doubt, that exposing this beauty to such harsh conditions is a good idea. Mine here in Vienna never flowered. Instead it was killed after three years in a really cold winter, when temperatures dropped down to -17°C and -18°C in two subsequent nights.

[Maren]

Hello Winwen,

I am sure that some Calanthes are quite hardy but not all - they grow in cold to warm climates and it is not always easy to know exactly where they fit. The literature can be helpful but I have found by experience (and loss) that it is safer to grow them just a little warmer than the book says.