28 May 2010, local wild orchid in the garden
By Tommymoo
12 Jun, 2010
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These pretty flowers were everywhere on the road side. Last year when my neighbour said this was a "wild orchid", I thought "come on, this can't be an orchid." But this year when I looked closely, I noticed each flower had the distinct shape unique to an orchid and I fell for it. Just adorable :)
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I'm afraid I have no idea. It has only a few short (3-5cm) thin (1cm) leaves and some short roots which are not hard/tough. In this picture the colour is rather pale in the sun but buds are darker, more like dark pink. I'll upload another picture in a little vase, although it is not a good photo. The length of the flower clump is about 6-10 cm; kind of tiny.
14 Jun, 2010
very pretty
14 Jun, 2010
Yes indeed :)
16 Jun, 2010
Its lovely...looks like Dactylorhiza.....
17 Jun, 2010
See what you mean ,colour looks completely different on this picture, still gorgeous :-)
17 Jun, 2010
Thank you Moti and Simbad :) I googled 'Dactylorhiza' and found a similar plant in Wikipedia. I'm not sure but 'Pyramidal orchid' looks very similar to this one.
17 Jun, 2010
What a lovely plant to have...... :~))
21 Jun, 2010
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What else?
This photo is of species Anacamptis pyramidalis.
This photo is of "Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)" in Tommymoo's garden
That is so pretty - any idea what the species is?
13 Jun, 2010