2011 UK Orchid season updates (6 Viewers)

[leptochila]

In rather bizarre news, my late flowering wild Helleborine is still in flower... November 1st has to be a record for a UK wild orchid, doesn't it? The really freaky part is there's a bud still about to open!

Thanks for the update on the Ghost! As you say, no surprise about that really, given the strange year we've had...

Orchids in November, whatever next!

Wow! That is the latest wild british orchid flowering I've heard of! Is it a broad-leaved helleborine?

Mike.

 

[AdrianW]

Hi Mike,

I think so, yes. Although that said, the basal leaves aren't particularly wide nor particularly whorled. It's the same Helleborine that I mentioned earlier in the thread:
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/388437/
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/388436/

Those pictures were taken in early October, but it looks similar now except that there's only one bud left to open!

 

[heakl]

Hi Mike,

I think so, yes. Although that said, the basal leaves aren't particularly wide nor particularly whorled. It's the same Helleborine that I mentioned earlier in the thread:
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/388437/
http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/388436/

Those pictures were taken in early October, but it looks similar now except that there's only one bud left to open!

Hi AdrianW,
Did the last flower open? and is it still showing?

Alan