Dactylorhizas 2012

[Melvyn Jope]

I grow very few Dactylorhiza but this one grows well in a pot, nice dark flowers and plain green leaves. Does anyone recognise it as a particular species/selection?

[mark smyth]

Maren, I take great photos!

[mark smyth]

nice dark flowers and plain green leaves. Does anyone recognise it as a particular species/selection?

what ever it is it's a lovely colour combination

[daveyp1970]

Melvyn is that colour true because that shade of pink is incredible.

[Maren]

Oh Mark, you little tease

[Melvyn Jope]

Hello Dave, Yes I think it is a pretty good likeness to the true colour.

[winwen]

Some more shots from my Dacties.....
1.) Dactylorhiza maculata with very broad lip with wavy margin - bicolored-form
2.) bicolored D.m. with very good contrast
3.) bicolored form with good contrast and yellow pollinia
4.) Dactylorhiza with remarkable color transition: darker in bud (on the top) - lighter below
5.) D.m. with very attractive pastell coloration: lip has a slightly yellow taint (gradually getting whiter with age of flower) while the BACK of the petals is soft rose - really great!
6.) ...does not really belong here: Platanthera chlorantha (please ignore  )

[mark smyth]

3 is lovely.

here's a lovely, to my eyes, loose flowered Dactylorhiza ?fuchsii that appeared in one of my troughs. The lip is very divided. The height is 18 inches 46cm

[daveyp1970]

3 is lovely.

here's a lovely, to my eyes, loose flowered Dactylorhiza ?fuchsii that appeared in one of my troughs. The lip is very divided.

Mark that is very nice,fantastic long spike.

[mark smyth]

Fingers crossed that it will produce a second tuber when I remove next years.

I think I'll remove new tubers this month so the parent plants have a longer time to produce a new one or two. Anyone got any views on this? Does anyone remove the new tuber before now?

[Claire Cockcroft]

The dactylorhizas are really starting to hit their stride in my garden, despite the very cool and wet weather we've had lately.  The first photo is D. fuchsii, the remainder are hybrids of various sorts.

[winwen]

3 is lovely.

here's a lovely, to my eyes, loose flowered Dactylorhiza ?fuchsii that appeared in one of my troughs. The lip is very divided. The height is 18 inches 46cm

Lovely, Mark!
Here is my version of a loose flowered Dactylorhiza.
Plant will get around 30 inches high. The inflorescence stretches to around 10 inches length. It is one of the plants with yellow pollen.

Unfortunately the photo of the pastell colored Dacty does not really show its full beauty - I have always problems with colors when using my sony-camera. I will upload more photos when the plant is fully developed.

Claire, your Nr. 3 reminds me of the Dacties that I can typicaly find in Sweden in summer. The pattern on the lip is very typical for scandinavian Dactylorhiza maculata. Are you sure this is of hybrid origin?

[SteveC2]

Mark, personally I'd leave well alone until the plant goes dormant.  For most of my dacts making two new fully developed tubers is no problem without any help from me.  This summer division technique is totally unnecessary for most of the natives and their hybrids.  Species such as sambucina, romana and the other southern europeans behave more like ophrys and will only make one replacement so the scalpel might be needed, but fuchsii has always done fine on its own, after all no one summer divides in the wild.

[Maggi Young]

Fingers crossed that it will produce a second tuber when I remove next years.

I think I'll remove new tubers this month so the parent plants have a longer time to produce a new one or two. Anyone got any views on this? Does anyone remove the new tuber before now?

I think it is far too early, Mark. Wait till after the flowers  have faded.

[Maggi Young]

Claire, your no.3  is a beauty, with those simple and clear markings. I am most interested to hear from Erwin that such plants are typical in Scandanavia.