Terrestrial orchids 2025

[Anders]

Some of the ladyslippers have flowered the last weeks.

[Anders]

And also some of the hybrids.

[mellifera]

Thank you for showing, Anders!

[Tim Harberd]

Went with Dad to see the Slippers at Harlow Carr. Sadly they are re-developing that area and most of the plants are out of his reach, but we had a nice walk anyway.

Tim DH

[Yann]

Some of the ladyslippers have flowered the last weeks.

Some nice Cypripediums now impossible to grow in our latitudes.

[Jeffnz]

We will see more of this occur as impact of climate change increases. Sad but not a lot that we as gardeners can do about it.

[Pauli]

On the other hand I can grow Himanthoglossum and some Ophrys now in the open garden, which was impossible 30 years ago ....

[mellifera]

Times are changing...

[Jeffnz]

As gardeners we can adapt, the same does not apply to native flora.

[Anders]

Winter are also warmer and shorter now here north of Copenhagen, but the largest difference is that spring is much drier than it used to be.

Below two photos of Dactylorhiza praetermissa x iberica. Looks similar to many other Dactylorhiza hybrids, but I hope at least some of the seedlings will spread by stolons like iberica.

Anders