My Temperate Orchid Thread

[Wire Man]

Both of those are amazing!

 

[Maiden]

Very cool! I love your Galearis spectabilis !

 

[Cthulhu138]

Very cool! I love your Galearis spectabilis !

G.spectabilis should be getting ready to bloom again. New pics will be up soon.

 

[NBLD]

Yay for new pics!!!

 

[Cthulhu138]

Ophrys ferrum equinum


Orchis italica - Developing seed capsules


Orchis fragrans


Cypripedium japonicum

 

[Cthulhu138]

Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens


Orchis fragrans

 

[Cthulhu138]

Orchis italica


Ophrys vernixia




Pleione formosana




A second flower opened just this morning.

 

[SubRosa]

So nice! Those O. italica blooms are insane, simply insane. As exotic looking as any orchid from anywhere! The vernixia are great, definitely getting there. But you know where we need to go

 

[Cthulhu138]

Agreed. I just wish it were prone to division.......

 

[SubRosa]

Both of my Ophrys only made singles this year.

 

[Cthulhu138]

None of mine ever grow additional tubers.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Cypripedium fargesii - Bloom should be open in a couple more days.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Cypripedium fargesii

 

[collin]

Cypripedium fargessii

What an interesting looking orchid, how big are those leaves?

 

[Cthulhu138]

Leaves are about 4" each.

 

[bluemax]

Whoa - if that doesn't look like Audrey II! 'Waiting to see it completely opened.

 

[Cthulhu138]

That's actually just about fully opened, Mark. It's an odd, ground hugging species with flowers that seem to only partially open.

 

[collin]

What an interesting, weird plant. Would you happen to know the hardiness zone?

 

[Cthulhu138]

C.fargesii is only hardy down to 32 degrees or so. It's considered by many growers to be "semi hardy".

 

[collin]

A little to warm for me to grow outside. Thanks.