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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: DavMac on January 12, 2009, 07:41:11 AM

Title: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: DavMac on January 12, 2009, 07:41:11 AM: Here are a few photos of some Dactylorhizas that have been flowering for me over the past couple of months. I don't know if any of the "macs" are pure maculata or not but mac1 and mac2 have been floating around the area for at least 20 years.

The "mac-ring" appeared as a seedling at a friend's place about five years ago and has lovely ring-shaped markings, while the other two forms have solid markings.

David
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Roma on June 05, 2009, 11:03:12 PM: Many years ago I had large clumps of Dactylorhiza elata and foliosa (I even sold some to Paul Christian) but they got sick and gradually disappeared. I was left with a few D. 'Cruickshank ' which didn't look happy but survived and Dactylorhiza purpurella which is very vigorous and seeds all over the place. I only have one 'Cruickshank now but it looks happy this year. Last year a Dactylorhiza flowered in the 'lawn' with spotted leaves. Purpurella has plain leaves, but 'Cruickshank' which is thought to be a fuchsii hybrid has spotted leaves. The lawn Dactylorhiza seems intermediate in form and flowering time.
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Anthony Darby on June 06, 2009, 12:24:38 AM: Here's some in flower in my garden:
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Paul T on June 07, 2009, 12:49:32 PM: Anthony,

Beautiful. I am jealous as anything. :-[
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Tony Willis on June 07, 2009, 04:55:21 PM: Anthony very nice.

Here is Dactylorhiza saccifera.
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Paul T on June 08, 2009, 12:57:41 AM: Wow, Tony. Spectacularly perfect flowerheads on those. :o
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on June 08, 2009, 09:19:22 AM: Quote from: Anthony Darby on June 06, 2009, 12:24:38 AM
Here's some in flower in my garden:

They look smashing Anthony ! 8)
Much better than I can ever grow them... :-\
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: wolfgang vorig on June 12, 2009, 04:03:37 PM: Dacthylorhiza in flower
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: wolfgang vorig on June 12, 2009, 05:12:00 PM: Trip to a Dacthylorhiza majalis Biotop in Saxonia (Germany).
Thera about 8000 Plants.

Regard Wolfgang
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Maggi Young on June 12, 2009, 07:10:06 PM: SUPERB!! What a wonderful place! Thanks, Wolfgang 8)
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Joakim B on June 12, 2009, 08:13:13 PM: Great to see them growing in the wild in such numbers and also nice to see the variation in the garden :)
Kind regards
Joakim
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Paul T on June 12, 2009, 10:51:49 PM: :o :o
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Tony Willis on June 23, 2009, 07:25:36 PM: some self sown ones in the garden and one in the block paving,they just grow anywhere.
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Hristo on June 23, 2009, 09:16:43 PM: Super looking plants in this thread, thanks all for posting!
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Paul T on June 24, 2009, 11:40:30 PM: Quote from: Tony Willis on June 23, 2009, 07:25:36 PM
some self sown ones in the garden and one in the block paving,they just grow anywhere.

Tony,

I think I am going to have to kill you now! :o

:'(
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Gerhard Raschun on June 25, 2009, 06:54:09 PM: this is probably my best Dactylorhiza

sadly, but it is steril. I can`t work with it. But it smells wonderful !!!
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Maggi Young on June 25, 2009, 08:54:58 PM: From your photo name , I think this is Dactylorhiza maculata bicolor, is this correct? It is lovely
Title: Re: Dactylorhizas in flower
Post by: Paul T on June 25, 2009, 09:19:05 PM: Gerhardt,

That's disappointing for you. So it doesn't produce pollen to hybridise onto others, nor accept pollen from other species to produce seed? Major disappointment, as it looks wonderful and would be fascinating in a breeding program I would imagine. Maybe you just keep on trying every year and one year the conditions are just right and the seed sets. Stranger things have happened.