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Author Topic: Orchid for ID  (Read 622 times)

johnralphcarpenter

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Orchid for ID
« on: June 18, 2015, 05:41:40 PM »
Can anyone ID this British native orchid please?
Ralph Carpenter near Ashford, Kent, UK. USDA Zone 8 (9 in a good year)

Growild

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Re: Orchid for ID
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2015, 06:16:23 PM »
Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Common spotted Orchid) has it sown into your garden pots John?

johnralphcarpenter

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Re: Orchid for ID
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2015, 08:52:25 PM »
Yes, it appeared in a half barrel full of water loving Iris, in very wet peat.
Ralph Carpenter near Ashford, Kent, UK. USDA Zone 8 (9 in a good year)

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Re: Orchid for ID
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2015, 09:53:48 PM »
Lucky  :) love it when they seed into pots!

 


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