Blue Butcher #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 18, 2017 in 2017, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, April 2017

 

‘Blue Butcher’ probably originated as ‘bloody butcher’ from the blotches on the leaves, says Stevens. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid #plants

Posted by on May 17, 2016 in 2016, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, May 2016

 

Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid #plants

Posted by on Apr 25, 2016 in 2016, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, April 2016

 

Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid #plants

Posted by on Feb 24, 2016 in 2016, Early Purple Orchid, February, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, February 2016

 

Several Orchis mascula are pushing through on the north ride. (more…)

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Last of the Early Purple Orchids

Posted by on Jun 12, 2015 in 2015, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, May 2015

 

Couldn’t see any more Orchis mascula except this declining example. (more…)

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Posy

Posted by on May 9, 2015 in 2015, April, Bluebell, Cowslip, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Cowslips, Bluebells, Early Purple Orchid, April 2015

 

Cowslip, Primulus veris, Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid

Posted by on May 6, 2015 in 2015, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, April 2015

 

Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid

Posted by on Feb 20, 2015 in 2015, Early Purple Orchid, February, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, February 2015

 

The blotched leaves of Orchis mascula push themselves into the world. (more…)

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Orange Tip on orchid

Posted by on Apr 27, 2014 in 2014, April, Butterflies, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, April 2014

 

Female Orange Tip on Early Purple Orchid. (more…)

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Blue Butcher

Posted by on Apr 22, 2014 in 2014, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, April 2014

 

Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Early orchid

Posted by on Feb 27, 2014 in 2014, Early Purple Orchid, February, Flowers, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, orchid, February 2014

 

The dark splotches on the leaves suggest an emerging Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Web of decay

Posted by on Jun 17, 2013 in 2013, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid,, June 2013

 

 

Early Purple Orchid in decline. (more…)

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