Terrestrial orchids 2011 to 2014

[Maggi Young]

Mine have been in flower three weeks at least and I took the tubers of Eskimo Nell today and they are looking a really good size and making good roots.

 Ahhh, life in the banana belt........

[mark smyth]

Dactylorhiza saccifera. The white isn't pure white. Its interesting how the green buds change to brownish before turning white

[WimB]

Ponerorchis graminifolia starts flowering.

[Steve Garvie]

Nice image and nice plant Wim!
My own plant is slightly behind yours.

[WimB]

Nice image and nice plant Wim!
My own plant is slightly behind yours.

Thanks Steve, looking forward to seeing a pic of yours in flower.

[Maren]

Wim,
that is a beauty. Well done.

[WimB]

Wim,
that is a beauty. Well done.

Thanks, Maren!

[Tony Willis]

Wim very nice.

Bletilla ochracea

[krisderaeymaeker]

Bletilla ochracea

I like the white and soft colours in the flowers Tony.
I think I grow this species in the garden but that it failed to flower yet. 

[Lori S.]

Some terrestrial orchids from the local montane zone, from a drive last weekend... mostly pretty unimpressive ones, I'm afraid!
Corallorhiza trifida were in abundance:

Northern twayblade, Listera borealis:


And some more notable ones... Calypso bulbosa:

[Anthony Darby]

Pretty impressive in my book Lori. 

[Steve Garvie]

Balkan Lizard Orchid (Himantoglossum caprinum)
The flower spike is about 85cm. The effort of flowering usually results in the new tuber being too small to flower the following year so I will not see this again until 2016!

[Brian Ellis]

But well worth the wait Steve, it's a stunner

[Tony Willis]

Steve

that is a wonderful plant.

Here is Platanthera psycodes which I got as a nice swap.

[Steve Garvie]

Nice plant Tony!!!
I've never been able to find a source for any of the North American Platanthera.