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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Hinterland1 on May 19, 2018, 09:01:30 PM

Title: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Hinterland1 on May 19, 2018, 09:01:30 PM

Can anyone identify this Ophrys?

Title: Re: Ophrys which?
Post by: Umbrian on May 20, 2018, 08:05:41 AM

One of the Woodcock Orchids? .......beautiful photographs I am sure one of our experts will be able to name it.

Title: Re: Ophrys which?
Post by: Umbrian on May 20, 2018, 08:17:00 AM

Probably not the right place for this post but on the subject of Orchids.... I had been nourishing a growing colony of Lady Orchids - Orchis purpurea- in the garden of the house we sold last year. The young new owners are not experienced gardeners but nevertheless very interested and I was thrilled recently to be shown  a photograph of a Lady Orchid asking what it was. Obviously they are in safe hands.

Title: Re: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Alisdair on May 20, 2018, 08:27:14 AM

Carole's right, it is a very handsome form of the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax. Did you find it near you in Croatia?

Title: Re: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Hinterland1 on May 20, 2018, 09:32:00 AM

Yes, on a hill inland from the coast about 20km from Dubrovnik near a village I walk about. So far found seven different species but was not sure about this as it seems to be so variable. Thanks for the identification!! Here you may see photos of all the orchids I've noted here https://mravinjac.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/orchids-of-mravinjac/ (https://mravinjac.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/orchids-of-mravinjac/)

Title: Re: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Alisdair on May 20, 2018, 09:35:47 AM

Lovely pictures, thanks for the link to them!

Title: Re: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Hinterland1 on May 20, 2018, 09:46:58 AM

Thank you, I just love this forum when I'm in doubt about something!!

Title: Re: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Hilary on May 20, 2018, 10:45:16 AM

Beautiful photos

Title: Re: Ophrys ID'd by Carole as the Woodcock Orchid, Ophrys scolopax
Post by: Hinterland1 on May 20, 2018, 10:58:41 AM

Thanks, you're too kind.