Little greenish flowering thingies

[fredg]

These little things just don't compete well with most of the other hardies.
They still have their own quiet charm though.
All very hardy.

1. Liparis kumokiri
2. Liparis kumokiri
3. Liparis kumokiri
4. Listera ovata / Neottia ovata
5. Listera ovata / Neottia ovata
6. Listera ovata / Neottia ovata
7. Platanthera clavellata

[fredg]

An addition as I know many of you were so disappointed that there wasn't a head on photograph
of Listera ovata.
Enjoy 

Listera ovata / Neottia ovata

[Tony Willis]

Couple of pictures of self sown

Listera ovata in the garden. The first one is where they are growing in shade in the roots of a rhododendron and the second in full sun on the peat bed.

[Tony Willis]

A quite elegant greenish one

Platanthera chlorantha

[Neil]

Nice couple of shots Tony. 

[Tony Willis]

A couple of real greenish things.

A comment from my wife when I showed them to her 'for goodness sake what is that,what a waste of the pots'

The first has a long thin spike and the second has many more flowers but is kinked due to an attack of greenfly

both Platanthera stricta

[shelagh]

Fredg I love Listera ovata No.2 it looks as though it is sticking it's tongue out at us.

[fredg]

A comment from my wife when I showed them to her 'for goodness sake what is that,what a waste of the pots

I didn't know my wife had a sister 

Fredg I love Listera ovata No.2 it looks as though it is sticking it's tongue out at us.

Thank you Shelagh, that plant is very difficult to get a really good photo of.

[fredg]

Once more into the little greenish thingy types.
This one is a bit yellowish creamy green but I believe qualifies.
Recently acquired so we'll see how it goes.

Liparis reflexa

[Tony Willis]

Fred

nice to see and very interesting.

I noticed when looking it up that it has conical pseudobulbs,any chance of seeing them.A bit of an odd request perhaps but I am as interested in the growth of plants as much as in the flowers. I also read it smells of urine so perhaps not one to take in the house.

[fredg]

Fred

nice to see and very interesting.

I noticed when looking it up that it has conical pseudobulbs,any chance of seeing them.A bit of an odd request perhaps but I am as interested in the growth of plants as much as in the flowers. I also read it smells of urine so perhaps not one to take in the house.

Tony
I just posted elsewhere with a little more information.
Here are my comments.

Liparis reflexa is a frost hardy Australian orchid, growing as a lythophye or occasionally as a terrestrial in the southern coast parts of New South Wales at elevations  of up to 1000 metres. The habitat can be rainforest or wet / dry eucalyptus forest.
The flowers which are around ½" (12 mm) long, occur on a racemose inflorescence of up to 8" (20cm). The colour is green, cream or yellow with two parallel longitudinal ridges, coloured orange or yellow, on the petal.
Habitat flowering occurs  February - June which, of course, translates to August - December for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. 

Common names include :- The Back-Bent Petal Liparis, Tom Cats, Onion Orchid, The Dog Orchid.

Comments from various sources include ;-
1. The scent of the flowers is reminiscent of a wet dog.
2. Note, this one has a bit of a fishy scent.
3. With urine scented flowers.
4. Ah! The smell of cat pee in the morning.

In my experience, if one sticks one's nose right next to the flower there is an unpleasant odour which I would not describe as any of the above nor could I describe it exactly myself. The answer is stay 12" (30cm) away and all will be fine  .

I'll take pictures of the base of the plant tomorrow, if the weather isn't too bad.

[Tony Willis]

Fred

I had not been on the Orchidforum today,I see somebody else wants to see its bulbs so I am not the only weirdo!

[fredg]

I am not the only weirdo!

We knew that Tony 

Here are a couple of photos of the pseudobulbs, I hope they're what you wanted.
BTW, the scent from the plant is very very mild during the day, it perks up by evening.
My best attempt at a description so far is of a blocked kitchen sink drain.
I wonder what moth it attracts.

I also read it smells of urine so perhaps not one to take in the house.

The plant is in the house 

[Tony Willis]

Fred thank you ,it is very interesting to see.I had expected it to have an underground tuber like some of the other species but I see some of the American ones have the same habit.