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    2019 UK Orchids

    I assume you didn't see the leaves Steve? Not a lot to go on, it just looks like a funny Violet. Whether it is outside the bounds of Violet I'll leave you to judge. Personally, I doubt it's a F1 hybrid, in my experience they don't really look like either parent. It might be a back-cross with...
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    2019 UK Orchids

    A close up of the flower to get a better idea of the colour of the interior of the hypochile (I can see it looks dark but is that red, brown or olive), a view of the leaves to see their shape and colour, and the base of the stem to see what colour it is. Rich
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    2019 UK Orchids

    Are there any other photos of this plant Steve? Rich
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    2019 UK Orchids

    Steve Bisley is a long way north of Somerset!! Rich
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    Common Spotted and Southern Marsh Orchid, N Norfolk?

    The first is Common Spotted but the second one is a Pyramidal orchid
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    variant common spotted orchid?

    Yes alba Common Spotted but the flowers are sideways. Lovely to have in your garden. Rich M
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    2019 UK Orchids

    Not sure if it is of any help but there is a photo of the hybrid from a guided walk at Chappetts yesterday on the Native Orchids Facebook group. Rich
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    UK orchid

    Yes, Common Spotted
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    Orchid - Russia

    The wide apart, angled pollinia make this a Greater Butterfly rather than a Lesser.
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    2018 Orchid Thread

    All Southern Marsh. Flowering time can be variable, even between colonies that are not far apart. I monitor a number of colonies in NE Somerset, some started to flower in early May, others just starting this week. Your large hybrids will be x grandis (CSO x SMO). Can you PM me the site...
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    2018 Orchid Thread

    Being a predominantly eastern species I suspect there are no reliable Man orchid sites close to Bristol. Your best bet is that well known one in Worcs, Ufton Fields I think it's called. Rich M
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    2018 Orchid Thread

    Rafe I've sent the group administrator a message asking to let you into the group. Rich
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    2018 Orchid Thread

    I don't use Facebook for anything else, I set up an account, under a pseudonym, purely to participate in the closed orchid groups. There really is a lot of good stuff on there, with lots of people actively participating. Plenty of orchid information also on Twitter which you can read without...
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    2018 Orchid Thread

    I suspect most people now use the Native Orchids of Britain and Ireland group on Facebook - plenty of activity on there. There are also separate active groups for Kent and for Sussex Rich M
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    Ochid Id Please

    #3 and 4 Heath Spotted R
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