Variations on a theme…. Stunning Heath spotted-orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata) from a recent visit to Aberbargoed Grasslands NNR.
Orchids on the heath
19 Sunday Jun 2022
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How lovely to see these. The ones I usually see near where I live have produced fewer flowers this year and some good sized patches have almost vanished. I can’t imagine what’s happened to them.
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Sorry to hear that, Susan. Perhaps something to do with this year’s weather?
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They were in a damp spot, almost a stream at times, so there could have been more or less rain.
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I had searched for them without success but today after several good rains, they are back. I just hadn’t waited long enough. Phew!
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Excellent news! 🙂
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