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02/20/2013

Sold a pup?

Last November I bought an Ophrys ariadne at a plant show. It grew well over winter and about two weeks ago I started to get very excited as the buds started to form. Their colour was not really as I expected but not having grown this species I did not know what to expect. However as the flower spike emerged it became clear that this was not an Ophrys at all! I think it may be Anacamptis longicornu, but I'm open to suggestions...

Sold a pup?

Well it is lovely...but this is what I was expecting:

Ophrys ariadne

 

And this is what I got: 

Sold a pup?

Still it is a very lovely surprise, so I'm not about to complain.

Sold a pup?

Posted at 01:26 PM in Orchids |

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