Cypripedium calceolus in flower

[ORG]

Not so far away from my home in the Achental Cypripedium calceolus started to come in flower.

Here the habitat. It is not so wellknow, so visitors are really rare.

Here another colourform

But not only the Cypris are wonderful, only 15 minutes with my bike I could find hundreds of this wonderful Iris sibirica

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[Hera]

So pretty! And so lucky to have them nearby.

 

[biothanasis]

WOW!!! They are both impressive!!! TY for sharing!!!

 

[NYEric]

Nice dark petals, and it doesn't look swampy to get to. Thanx for sharing.

 

[P-chan]

How beautiful! Your photos took my breath away....

 

[Drorchid]

Pretty amazing! Thanks for sharing Olaf. I think Cypripedium calceolus used to be native to the Netherlands as well (at least in the province of Limburg) but I think it is extinct in nature there. How common is it still in Germany?

I am lucky that I now live in Minnesota, where we have 5 Cypripedium species that are native (C. parvifloruum, C. reginae, C. acaule, C. candidum, and C. arietinum). The first 2 are pretty common (if you know where to look). Cypripdium reginae is our state flower.

Robert

 

[SlipperFan]

Great to see the orchids in their native habitat. Thanks!

 

[Jorch]

Thanks for sharing! I love it, very dark color petals! lovely

 

[Kevin]

Wow! They sure are dark!

 

[JeanLux]

Pretty amazing! Thanks for sharing Olaf. I think Cypripedium calceolus used to be native to the Netherlands as well .... but I think it is extinct in nature there. ....
Robert

same for Luxembourg unfortunately!!!

must be an exceptional place Olaf! very, very nice!!! Jean

 

[paphjoint]

Thanks Olaf !!
Very nice

 

[ORG]

Not far away from Cypripedium calceolus I found also a lot of plants of Neottia nidus-avis.
Here some pictures of

Today in the afternoon I will go to some other orchidhabitats near the big lake in my region, the Chiemsee.

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[SlipperKing]

Really, really cool Olaf! What does the foliage look like on the Neottia nidus-avis?

 

[ORG]

This species has no foliage. You can see the whole plant here on a plate published in
Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[NYEric]

Thanx again.

 

[biothanasis]

Cool!!! Very nice Olaf!!! Are those in a beech forest???

Slipperking, this species is a saprophytic plant and grows in deep shade, so there is no need for leaves...

 

[CodPaph]

very very nice

 

[ORG]

Dear Biothanasis,
the grow in a mixed forest with beech, spruce and fir.

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[Rick]

Those are great finds Olaf.:clap::clap:

Very dark petals on the calciolus!

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Lovely Cyps & Iris! I could spends...well, all summer really I guess...wandering around a forrest like that, just looking at all the wild flowers!