Bee Orchid
 

I promised to post some images of my "other" orchid
but this may appear in a different thread from my original Bee Orchid
post due to the elapsed time and needing to re-enter by hand ! :)
Finally found them lurking in a corner of the archive on disc

http://www.freewebs.com/waltsretreat/PlantID/other.htm

Common Spotted, or Pyramidal ???

Bee Orchid
 

In message , WaltA
writes
I promised to post some images of my "other" orchid
but this may appear in a different thread from my original Bee Orchid
post due to the elapsed time and needing to re-enter by hand ! :)
Finally found them lurking in a corner of the archive on disc

http://www.freewebs.com/waltsretreat/PlantID/other.htm

Common Spotted, or Pyramidal ???

Having checked some books I'd say Common Spotted (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).
The key character given in Stace distinguishing Pyramidal and Common
Spotted Orchids is

Pyramidal: Spur (8)11mm, filiform, 6x as long as widest point
Common Spotted: Spur =11mm, not filiform, 6x as long as widest point

Also the Pyramidal Orchid is described as having its flowers in a more
or less pyramidal dense spike.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Bee Orchid
 

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:58:53 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:

In message , WaltA
writes
I promised to post some images of my "other" orchid
but this may appear in a different thread from my original Bee Orchid
post due to the elapsed time and needing to re-enter by hand ! :)
Finally found them lurking in a corner of the archive on disc

http://www.freewebs.com/waltsretreat/PlantID/other.htm

Common Spotted, or Pyramidal ???

Having checked some books I'd say Common Spotted (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).
The key character given in Stace distinguishing Pyramidal and Common
Spotted Orchids is

Pyramidal: Spur (8)11mm, filiform, 6x as long as widest point
Common Spotted: Spur =11mm, not filiform, 6x as long as widest point

Also the Pyramidal Orchid is described as having its flowers in a more
or less pyramidal dense spike.

Thanks, yes that would make sense !
These were dense initially but soon opened out.
Also, in the previous thread we discussed their spotted leaves,
so I'm now convinced its the Common Spotted.

Ooops, silly me,
I forgot to post the link to my Bee Orchid page, for completeness :
http://www.freewebs.com/waltsretreat/PlantID/index.htm

Bee Orchid
 

On Jul 27, 3:44 am, (WaltA) wrote:
I promised to post some images of my "other" orchid
but this may appear in a different thread from my original Bee Orchid
post due to the elapsed time and needing to re-enter by hand ! :)
Finally found them lurking in a corner of the archive on disc

http://www.freewebs.com/waltsretreat/PlantID/other.htm

Common Spotted, or Pyramidal ???

Definitely Spotted/Dactylorrhiza and not the latter.
Pyramidal orchid gets its name from the small neat pyramids of pink
bright
pink flowers.

Des in Dublin

Bee Orchid
 

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:30:34 -0700, Des Higgins
wrote:

On Jul 27, 3:44 am, (WaltA) wrote:
I promised to post some images of my "other" orchid
but this may appear in a different thread from my original Bee Orchid
post due to the elapsed time and needing to re-enter by hand ! :)
Finally found them lurking in a corner of the archive on disc

http://www.freewebs.com/waltsretreat/PlantID/other.htm

Common Spotted, or Pyramidal ???

Definitely Spotted/Dactylorrhiza and not the latter.
Pyramidal orchid gets its name from the small neat pyramids of pink
bright
pink flowers.

Thanks Des, yes all sorted now.

Thanks everyone.