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Hi everyone. Just thought I would share this picture i took this morning at my local patch, Brockholes wetland Centre, Lancashire. I am told it is a Common Spotted Orchid, so as it say's on the tin, i assume it is pretty common, but a pretty thing nonetheless
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Hi Budgie,
We get a few of these in some woods near to us but I'm not aware of other places nearby so from my limited experience they aren't as common as their name suggests?.....nice spot of a pretty flower.
I'm wondering if it would be possible to buy these to try and naturalise them in my wild flower area or within the wildlife garden I have made?
Morning Higgy, one of the difficulties with our native orchids is that they are very particular about their growing conditions. If you can establish them then they are off and away. They are a little like the large blue butterfly of the plant world, the soil has to be just so, the grass managed in a particular way and they also require certain microbes and fungi for their roots.
If you think bird people can be secretive about where rare birds are botanists are even more careful about the orchids and sadly with good reason :(
Caroline in Jersey
Cin J
Hi Higgy. Not sure if you can buy these plants, but if you manage to locate them they were growing on the edge of a pond in the middle of a disused sand quarry. I am pretty sure nothing special is being done to 'nurture' them
Best of luck
I've seen some like that, there seems to be loads everywhere! There were loads on orkney too :-)
Millie & Fly the Border Collies
www.bbc.co.uk/.../where-to-see-orchids.shtml
Hi All, very interesting indeed and I can now feel a mission coming on!!!.....
I will do some research on the subject and get back to you......I now need to grow some!!!!!
As promised and quicker than expected I just found this on the subject of growing native orchids in the garden and found it very interesting......hope you do also?