An absolutely outstanding example of Orchis x bivonae today in the Gargano with my #OrchidsOfTheGargano group for @Mariposa_Nature. Easily the biggest and darkest example I've ever seen of this hybrid between Naked Man and Man Orchid.
24/4/26 #OrchidsOfCrete - I love a good hybrid. On the left we have a Monkey x Man #Orchid (Orchis x bergonii) and on the right we have Orchis prisca x O. anatolica, a hybrid so rare and unusual that it doesn't have a name. How can we tell? Look at the spurs!
I'm excited to share high-quality photos of Fritillaria kordestanica Advay, a newly discovered species from 2022.
We traveled 2,300 km round-trip from home to capture this unique plant that only grows inside springs.
Kurdistan province, Iran
April 2025; 2000 m
#Fritillaria
6/7/25 Cumbria - #Orchid hybrids can be subtle but this one between the Broad Leaved and Dark Red #Helleborine (Epipactis x schmalhausenii) is an outrageous example! It literally looks like a Broad Leaved with a handful of borrowed features #wildflowerhour#HelleborineChallenge
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2024 UK - Get in there! The Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is one of our rarest species, and one that doesn’t need an introduction. After 30 years of searching I’m beyond delighted to have chanced upon one @EuropeanOrchids@Mariposa_Nature@BSBIbotany#wildflowerhour
Third and final one from a fantastic day in the Cairngorms....an absolute scorcher of a hybrid between Heath Fragrant x Heath Spotted Orchid. It smelled as good as it looked!
Mind blown 🤯🤯🤯🤯
Peloric Coralroot Orchid today, courtesy of my newest hero, @Elinor96667752 who spotted this tiny beauty among a large number of normal plants.
Need to check, but the first recorded pelorism in the species since 1972, possibly the first ever of this type!