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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 14:56:54 GMT
Gymnadenia conopsea, the Fragrant Orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native of Great Britain. It's range also covers (wait for it) Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, the Baleares, Portugal, France, Italy, Sicily, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Iran, Turkey, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. Habitat is calcareous grasslands up to 2800 metres. As it is a native and grows locally I no longer grow this one. It's a lot easier just to visit it when it's in flower.
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Post by fredg on Jul 10, 2015 14:58:39 GMT
Gymnadenia orchidis is a fragrant orchid from Asia very similar to Gymnadenia conopsea. Another casualty of the winter of 2010 / 11. I post it for reference.
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