[This was originally posted 3 weeks ago but I edited it.]
I didn’t think any of my slipper orchids would bloom again before winter but this one couldn’t wait! #paphiopedilum#orchid#orchids#bloomscrolling
Not the 1st but the last bloom & a brand new secondary stem with fresh buds. I think I've managed 5 re-blooms since I acquired this orchid about 2 yrs ago. Seemed to have stumbled on the right light, moisture, & potting mix to keep this one going longer than any of my "past"💀 ⚰️ orchids. Hopefully, I can keep it happy and re-blooming🤞👍
(08/11/23)
'Cara' or 'Djubak' are the Noongar names for Donkey Orchid. Cara were an important source of food for Indigenous people. They were eaten either raw or roasted in hot ashes. The tubers are reportedly high in starch, juicy, and taste like potatoes. The flowers appear in spring (late Djilba to Kambarang).
I learnt this from 'Noongar Bush Tucker' by Vivienne Hansen and John Horsfall. Vivienne is a Balladong Wadjuk Yorga from Bibbulmun Nation or Noongar people of south west western australia. Highly recommend you buy this book. Support Indigenous knowledge and writing.
I think this is a white version of a Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) - but as orchid identifications are not my strong point corrections are more than welcome 😊
County Donegal, Ireland.
Ich musste lange suchen dieses Jahr, aber dann hab ich doch noch ein rotes Waldvöglein gefunden. Die weißen sind bei uns in Nordhessen deutlich leichter zu finden.
I went on a short #orchid trip :) The first two are alpine species, Gymnadenia odoratissima and Nigritella rhellicani. The other two grow at lower elevations, Epipactis palustris in wet meadows and the more widespread Gymnadenia conopsea. #WildOrchids@wildorchids#nature#flowers#photography
These pink orchids are now blooming in the beaver pond: Rose Pogonia aka Snakemouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides), growing on a partially submerged log. #orchid#wildflowers#bloomscrolling#botany#Ontario