Dactylorhiza fuchsii - 2019
By Andrewr
4 Jun, 2019
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The common spotted orchid suddenly appeared in planting baskets in my garden pond a few years ago. Numbers vary from year to year; this year there are only eight and this is the best one
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Obviously likes a damp position.
4 Jun, 2019
Amy - they grow in a park at the bottom of the road. Orchid seed is very small and light, so they obviously arrived on a windy day
Sue - a couple of years ago there were twenty. But with last year's hot summer and this year's drought, the numbers are down
4 Jun, 2019
A lovely gift from nature.
5 Jun, 2019
You'll have to hope for another windy day for more seed.
6 Jun, 2019
Even wild populations vary from year to year, so I'm not going to worry
6 Jun, 2019
what are they growing amongst Andrew?
A friend got a marsh orchid and he assumed it was from the peat compost he was using.
I have a wild orchid growing in a pot of lilies. there is a flower bud so it will be interesting to see what it is.
I have bee orchids too :o)
12 Jun, 2019
These are growing with candelabra primulas in aquatic compost around the pond. I noticed the other day, a pot of ordinary potting compost has one in it as well
13 Jun, 2019
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What a lovely surprise and doing so well :o))
4 Jun, 2019