Harro Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) I like to show you some pictures of orchids that grow in the south part of the Black Forest/Germany. Ophrys holoserica Ophrys insektifera Ophrys sphegodes Himantoglossum hircinum Orchis purpurea Orchis (Anacamtis) pyramidalis Cephalantera longifolia an some Cypripedium calceolus Cephlanthera damasonium / Cephlanthera longifolia Listera ovata Neottia nidus-avis Cypripedium calceolus Edited June 8, 2016 by Harro 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Wow.... just, wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 nice to see these plants in habitat, thanks for sharing Harro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Krelbourn Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Stunning, particularly like the cypripediums . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piko Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 This is something new for me seeing temperate orchids Sent from my D6633 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hi Piko, they are hardy. They survive -20°C and more. 2011 we had -23°C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Very nice. It's interesting that those are all species found here in the UK - I had expected some different species. Although you certainly have more Cypripedium calceolus than us. It's especially nice to see Ophrys fuciflora (holoserica) - having spent 20 years working with it over here, it's good to see some elsewhere. The Orchis purpurea looks rather different to those I'm used to seeing, so it's again nice to see some of the variation in this species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hi Phil, we have some more species here, but I did`t visit the place where they grew. Sometimes is to far (3 hours drive, but still in the Black Forest) I saw: Epipactis palustris, atrorubens and helleborine (not in flower jet) Cephalanthera rubens not in flower, Limodorum abortivum (only 1 place here in Germany), Listera cordata,Plantanhera biflora. Ophrys apifera. There is a little meadow not far from my hometown I saw 8 Orchis species this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Thank you very much for the lovely photos, takes me back to my childhood, when my stepdad was posted to gutersloh and we spent nearly six years there with frequent trips to the harz mountains and the Black forest. I really miss Germany, it's a stunning country and a great people. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) Hi Mark, so your dad was in the RAF. At Gütersloh there where Whilewind helcopters and some Lightning intersepter. I flew some missions with them. If you ever come to the Black Forest again, be my guest. Cheers Harro Edited June 10, 2016 by Harro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hi Harro, I was there from 87 to 93, they had 2 harrier squadrons no.3 and 4, and I believe one helicopter squad as well. Wow you were a pilot, which aircraft did you fly at the time? It really is a small world. Yes I would love to take you up on your offer if I hey back out that way again. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hi Mark, I was there in the early sixties and on the F 86 Harro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Ah the sabre, a classic aircraft :) Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Now flourishing Cephalathera rubra Edited July 3, 2016 by Harro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fero Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Fantastic location. No epipactis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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