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I could use the same sentence as last year: 'It is the time again where the nearby place called 'Aarnescht' is in bloom, a hill covered with different local orchids. Here some pics I shot this morning:'! Almost everything is identical, except that this year I was too early or the locals are somewhat late !

So this is to be a first serie, and a next is to come:

where they grow:




this year's bloom and last year's seed pods rests:


growing in the shadow of a large pine:










a platanthera spiking:




a first bee I saw, just about to open:


and the first fly:



I have to bring this one, because when I saw this stem, it remembered me of Bertil's art !


I hope you like ! Jean

Lucky locals!!

Very nice pictures thanks for posting.

Even dandelions are cool in Luxembourg!

Delightful Jean! Could you give a few IDs?

THanx for sharing the dacts and orchies!

KyushuCalanthe said:

Delightful Jean! Could you give a few IDs?

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Tom, I refer mainly to the comment of Thanasis in my last year's thread (confirmed by the book about Orchids in Lux.) :

=> http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12267&highlight=aarnescht

There are Orchis purpurea, Orchis militaris, and the hybrids of the 2! The bee is Ophrys holosericea and the fly is Ophrys insectifera!!

Jean

Excellent photos Jean!!! :clap:!!!! Try to get a photo of Platanthera when it is in full bloom..!

Got it Jean, thanks!

I did one more fine walk to the Aarnescht yesterday (+/- 12 km) and found some more nice blooms!

2 pics of Anacamptis pyramidalis:




I met quite some Ophrys apifera (and hybrids?) in bloom:






A Listera ovata with visitor:


And 2 pics of platanthera (ok Thanasis?)

Great photos, Very nice orchids!! I like platanthera very beautiful flowers!

Brice

Thanks for the update Jean. I love the Anacamptis - yet another I'd like to try. The Platenthera is lovely too in its understated way. Nothing like a field trip to see orchids in the wild!

Thanx for sharing.