Wild Calypso Orchid 1

beautiful

Thanks Eileen.

Beautiful!

Gorgeous Greenthumb...........

I second that.

Amazing shapes and colours...I bet all the native insects love these!

Real nice

That's a lovely little orchid! I used to love finding the Ladyslipper variety when younger...

Thanks for all the somments. It really is a beautiful (3inch tall) thing to behold. Amazing fragrance, but I didn't note even one insect on any of them. hmmmm. Finding them is sooo much better than visiting them at the store Grammazoo! :-)

OMG!!!! GT, these are so beautiful...my heart jumped a little when I saw them! Thanks fo sharing this. I'm keeping it as a fav :))

Thanks Tasteyg. These are really wonders. And a strong wonderful smell that was intoxicating in the heat of that day. Like paradise. :-) I had to go out and see them in person and of course share.

mmmmmmmI like a lot

Stunning Little Flower :)

Thanks Jacque, Marann. This is definately one of the most wonderful wild flowers I've ever chance across.

So cute and well taken pic.

Wonderful wild flower, just gorgeous!

too beautiful!

Thank you Newfie, Gillian and Nelke. I'll have to go tropical to top this wild one I think. I was overwhelmed with it.

I see why they call them calypso... ayeree, mon!

Thanks Lori. :-)

are your wild orchids protected ours are .Ihave some common ones that were going to be sprayed with weed killer and they are now in my garden in a flower pot

I don't believe so Thistle. They wouldn't have much life anywhere else. They need the mosses and the long cold. I could dig them and bring them home, but I don't think they would move away from our country here and survive.

So glad you could save the ones you found from the spray. And now they've a wonderful home. I'm really tempted to collect some of the calypso to live at my home. I don't like disturbing them.