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Title: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:19:21 PM: Hi all ,

yesterday we made a nice trip to see orchids and many other interesting plants in Black Forest ( Germany )
First plants we found was :

Aquilegia atrata
Asarum europaeum
Atropa bella -donna
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:22:25 PM: next :

Cephalanthera damasonium
Cephalanthera longifolia
Convallaria majalis
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:26:20 PM: here comes the high light :

Cypripedium calceolus ;D
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:30:18 PM: ...and more ...

:D :D :D

on Picture nr. 7 grows also Neottia nidus-avis
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:40:51 PM: next :

Daphne mezereum
Hepatica nobilis
Listeria ovata
Maianthemum bifolium
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:46:30 PM: a very nice plant was

Melittis melissophyllum
Ophrys insectifera
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:50:39 PM: some orchids more :

Platanthera bifolia
~~Platanthera chloranta~~= Listeria ovata
the unknow is after Kristof :Dactylorhiza fuchsii or maculata
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 07:54:53 PM: at last a very interesting plant :

Viola mirabilis :o

There was so many other nice plants ...things like Pyrola and other :-\

Have fun
Hans
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Maggi Young on June 17, 2013, 07:59:22 PM: Fantastic plants and good weather to enjoy them, Hans- lucky man!

I don't know which Dactylorhiza it may be but I think I see some very handsome Orobanche ?? in the picture Cypripedium 7 .
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 08:05:50 PM: Maggi ,

thank you :D

normaly we would made this trip before 3 weeks ...but it was not possibly about the bad weather ( a lot of snow on the roads - some some roads are closed ) .... now it was fine
Yesterday we had 30° ...but today 36° ...it is crazy !!!

Thank you for the idea with Dactyloriza - could it be D.maculata ?
I remeber the spottet leaves ..

To be true ...there was a lot of Neottia nidus-avis plants ....but I dont like it...so I have not taken pictures ;)
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Maggi Young on June 17, 2013, 08:12:12 PM: Quote from: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 08:05:50 PM

To be true ...there was a lot of Neottia nidus-avis plants ....but I don't like it...so I have not taken pictures ;)

:o....

;) and I find them fascinating - it is a good thing we all have different tastes ;D
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: angie on June 17, 2013, 08:33:50 PM: Wow Hans, I wouldn't have minded seeing that clump of Cypripediums. Enjoy your nice weather 8)

Angie :)
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 08:40:59 PM: Hi Angie ,

I hope that clumps are always undisturbed ....some people are really crazy >:(
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: angie on June 17, 2013, 08:52:51 PM: Yes I to hope they are left alone. When I visited Branklyn gardens in Perth a few years ago there was all these small round holes in the ground. I asked a gardener as he was passing and he said it was where once Pleione bulbs were. I couldn't believe that someone that paid to visit this lovely garden would steal the plants, such a shame what some folks would do :o

Angie :)
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 09:20:30 PM: Angie - thats a really serious problem !
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 17, 2013, 09:33:55 PM: One week before we made a walk in Black Forest ...but we visit a other area and much higher ( around 1000 m ) here we found these plants ( only very few ):

any ideas ?
Maybe also Dactyloriza ?

Kristof says :Dactylorhiza majalis
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: K Andrzejewski on June 19, 2013, 06:42:50 AM: Platanthera chlorantha is Listera ovata (Pcitures No 16 and 23), also "Orobanche" (Picture 13) is another Orchid - The Bird's-nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis (germ.Vogel-Nestwurz). Picture No 24 - Dactylorhiza fuchsii or maculata.The last one is Dactylorhiza maialis.
Kristof
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 19, 2013, 07:41:01 AM: Thank you Kristof !

I have added all your ideas

Hans
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Maggi Young on June 19, 2013, 09:57:35 AM: Sorry, Hans :-[- I was getting confused with Orobanche and Neottia - it happens a lot!
Title: Re: a trip to the orchids in Black Forest
Post by: Hans J on June 19, 2013, 10:18:28 AM: Maggi ,

thats really not a problem !

I have heard on sunday that People are talking about "Nestwurz" ...

Hans