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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: mark smyth on December 02, 2009, 09:36:16 PM

Title: Irish Orchids
Post by: mark smyth on December 02, 2009, 09:36:16 PM

Some lovely photos here
http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/n-o.html#O (http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/n-o.html#O)

Does anyone grow forms of the green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio?

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: angie on December 02, 2009, 10:38:30 PM

Mark some beautiful pictures I do like Persicaria Pale / Persicaria lapathifolia, what an amazing array of plants no wonder Ireland is such a beautiful place.
Angie :)

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Hristo on December 06, 2009, 09:29:17 AM

Hi Paul,
Yes some of us grow different forms.
There are distinct differnces between western and eastern european populations, very obvious in the width of the leaves.
The eastern populations have I think been accorded sub specific status.
Within the species there is also a wide range of colouring from darker pinks to alba forms and varying degrees of veining on the 'wings'.
To my eye the white with light pink forms are the most attactive.

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: mark smyth on December 06, 2009, 12:40:18 PM

Maybe next year we can swap orchids.

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Hristo on December 08, 2009, 11:23:56 AM

No probs Paul, I'll get that list to you in the spring!

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Paul T on December 09, 2009, 11:02:03 AM

Chris,

I think you're talking to Mark aren't you?

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Hristo on December 09, 2009, 05:15:56 PM

Yes I was, thanks Paul, sorry Mark, I think this coincided with another senior moment over in the South American bulb thread.
Stanna Stair Lifts here I come!

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Paul T on December 13, 2009, 06:17:27 AM

 ;D

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: mark smyth on December 13, 2009, 09:46:16 PM

no problem

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Maggi Young on December 13, 2009, 10:02:09 PM

Quote from: Hristo on December 09, 2009, 05:15:56 PM

Yes I was, thanks Paul, sorry Mark, I think this coincided with another senior moment over in the South American bulb thread.
Stanna Stair Lifts here I come!

 Yeah, that's fine..... I was just checking you don't live in a bungalow........ ::) :P

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: mark smyth on December 13, 2009, 10:17:05 PM

storey and a half?

Title: Re: Irish Orchids
Post by: Maggi Young on December 13, 2009, 10:43:53 PM

nah.... bona fide two storeys!


 from this thread.....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3265.msg83096#msg83096     ;D