Northern Botanist

Botanist/Naturalist - Curator of 6 National Plant Collections, Head Gardener & Park Manager.

[Ronnie Kubin @KubinRonnie]

Cypripedium tibeticum 🥀🌱
Tibetan Lady's Slipper Orchid
is a species of slipper orchid in the section Cypripedium in the subsec. Macrantha It is native to Bhutan, Sikkim, and Western China
#orchids #Flowers #蘭 #plants #กล้วยไม้

[Ronnie Kubin @KubinRonnie]

Bipinnula montana ☘🍀
is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile).
#orchid #flowers #蘭 #plants #กล้วยไม้ #orquideas

[Silver Dory @thesilverdory]

Crested sun orchid (Thelymitra x irregularis) near Genoa, VIC. Regarded as a hybrid between the spotted + pink sun orchids - which are both common at this location, so story checks out ;) Only one flower out but other possible plants in bud nearby #orchids #inthefield #ozplants

[Northern Botanist @NorthernBotani1]

Blakey Topping @nationaltrust North York Moors @NorthYorkMoors Dwarf Cornel, unfortunately no flowers, Common Cow-wheat & Knotted Pearlwort @BSBIscience

[Dr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy]

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

[Janette @smurfett722]

Well worth the effort to go to Chilterns from Cotswolds. Tx to @duncan_dine & @becky_cmd for taking me (& hubby). Violet Helleborine & ssp rosea were primary target also
Broadleaved Helleborine & solitary Pyramidal O in hedge bottom. Delightful grassland species seen too

[Wild Orchids UK & Ireland @ukorchids]

Weekend in Dorset, and a fantastic day with @VincentBlood7 and @withylake , including my first UK wasp spiders - at last!
Oh yes, and Bog Orchids at a new site for all of us, some growing unusually out of dry-ish raised moss cushions.

[🍀dinesh patel 🦋 @lancsgp]

Marsh Saxifrage, Mossy Saxifrage and Hairy Stonecrop #NorthPenines #wildflowerhour ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩

[Dr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy]

22/6/24 Highland - I do love a pair of species adjacent to each other. Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) and Lesser Twayblade (Neottia cordata) #Orchids may be small, green and favour growing in tick-infested bogs but they're super charming #wildflowerhour

[David Dillon @daviddi03849578]

Some orchids for a change. Tiny and beautiful Small White Orchid (Sligo); eerie chlorophyll-free Bird's-nest Orchid (Roscommon); Greater Butterfly Orchid (Sligo) with its splayed pollinia and the white form of Pyramidal Orchid (Dublin)

[Andy Shepherd @AndyJShepPhoto]

Buff Ermine from last night.

#MothsMatter
#TeamMoth

[Liz Louise @Liz_Downey_]

Another highlight from Monday was seeing Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) plus the hybrid Fly x Woodcock orchid for the first time 🪰🌸 @BSBIbotany @ukorchids

[𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘆 @DFoyLiv]

Tufted, Starrey, Irish & Alpine Saxifrages amongst the amazing alpine flora recorded during last weekends trip to @eryrinpa ...what a place!
@BSBIbotany @BSBICymru @chrishindle @Matt_J_ecology

[Vinny Blood @VincentBlood7]

A slice of hyperchromic Heath-spotted heaven from Hampshire this morning (Dactylorhiza maculata, 25.05.24).

[James Hunter @dartfordtrapper]

Loads of highlights from the last few days in Ireland: Leptidea sinapis, L.juvernica, Neotinea maculata, Anania funebris, Irish Marsh orchid, Pearl-Bordered and Marsh Fritillaries, Chough, Spring Gentian and much, much more. Superb place to visit with great scenery as well!

[Dr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy]

26/4/24 Kent - Dropped by Kent in preparation of our @Mariposa_Nature orchid tour in early June that I'm co-leading with @dunnjons. Was a nice excuse to catch up with this awesome mirrorless Early Spider #Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes). Reminds me of my hairline! #wildflowerhour

[Joshua Styles @joshual951]

There are no words.

This is what 21st century attitudes of @NENorthWest look like. Complete apathy.

https://t.co/lLTpJWBAJD

[Steve Parsons 💙 @StevePa46290725]

The absolutely incredible orchid fields at Les Vicheries Lane in Guernsey - a mind blowing display of of intensely purple Loose-flowered Orchids (Anacamptis laxiflora). #orchid #guernsey @LaSocieteG

[steve griffin @theboygriffin]

Green-winged orchids, Nottingham catchfly and tiny Dwarf Pansies were the highlights of our botanising around the west coast of Jersey @BSBIbotany

[Wild Orchids UK & Ireland @ukorchids]

More photos of the Ophrys hydrids from 21/4/24.
I do like the term "flybrids"!