What's your favourite orchid??

[leifus]

Suuuuch a hard question!!!!

I'm going to have to go with the slipper, but I also love bee and monkey orchids.....

[RobinP]

Bee for me too, because it is such a joy to find them locally.

[Jim Ford]

Fly, because they're so whacky!

Jim

[NickCantle]

Does it have to be a british orchid?

[the young hunter]

At the moment - Irish lady's-tresses - the smell of the flowers in totally unique and they grow in Britian's most remote and beautiful places

But, the bee orchid is still one I love to bits (especially my local ones)
I nearly had a heart attack the first time I saw one because I'd been waiting to see one for so long

My local limodorum abortivum (in Bulgaria) are also my favourites because they are huge and I discovered them

mike

[leifus]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Does it have to be a british orchid?

yeah i guess so because then evryone knows what your talking about

[NickCantle]

Well if it wasn't British, I'd obviously say where it was native and give a little information about it

Bee Orchid then

[the young hunter]

Go on Nick, I want to know what your favourite orchid is that isn't British.

Mine's limodorum abortivum (has no leaves )






mike

[NickCantle]

One of my favourite non-native Orchids is Aeranthes arachnites which can be found in Madagascar. Ok, I don't know too much about it, but I like it lots, it's odd

[KeenTeen17]

dark red helleborine because it is red