Showing the underside of a Dark Green Fritillary
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Today as usual at this time of year I was doing my daily visit to the Orchid grounds and have posted below just a sample of the most beautiful sights I had the pleasure to witness and would love to share them with you.
On the way up I could hear parent Willow Warblers ushering their young around with alarm contact calls 'hou-whit'. The orchid grounds seem to be a nursery for family parties of birds and in the last few days have witnessed Stonechat parties, Meadow Pipit parties and Blackcap parties.
The butterflies today included: 3x Dark Green Fritillary, 2x Small Heath, 3x Meadow Brown, 2x Common Blue.
I can't get over the premonition I had on Friday last eg: I had just finished talking with Steve Tandy (orchid expert) and on leaving him to check out more orchids on the other side, and soon my mind was saying I would love to find a two headed atrorubens orchid, and considered if there had ever been such a freak of nature!! well within five minutes of that premonition I actually found this!
Epipactis Atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof - 10th July 2019
Shows split stemmed specimen
I have seen some stuff over the years, but never had this one before.
Here now below are some of the other beauties I found today.
Diary page for 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis atrorubens
Epipactis atrorubens var bicolor (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: 8th July 2019
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) - Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Shows a good example of spiralling leaves
Specimen 17k (1st generation)
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) - Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Shows a good example of spiralling leaves
Specimen 17k (1st generation)
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) - Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Shows a good example of light green stem and spiralling leaves
Specimen from population 17 area.
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Lovely specimen which was a "albiflora" back in 2016
from the area of Population No.55
absolutely incredible to try and understand just how this transformation
took place
Epipactis atrorubens? Dark Red Helleborine (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
From the 17s population
Epipactis atrorubens? Dark Red Helleborine (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
From the 17s population
Epipactis atrorubens var: bicolor (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen from the 17s populations
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17k
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17k showing helleborine type leaves spiralling
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the Specimen17s populations
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the Specimen17s populations
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17 full plant
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17 showing flowers
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen from the 17s populations
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen from the 17s populations
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population (hybrid swarming area)
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population (hybrid swarming area)
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
very old first generation from the 9s and 11s populations
Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Epipactis atrorubens var Pallens (Dark Red Helleborine) No. 9a
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history with this one and possible Schmal hybrid but for now
stay with atrorubens pallens
showing far more red in epichile this year
Epipactis atrorubens var Pallens (Dark Red Helleborine) No. 9a
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history with this one and possible Schmal hybrid but for now
stay with atrorubens pallens
showing far more red in epichile and petals this year
Epipactis atrorubens var Pallens (Dark Red Helleborine) No. 9a
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history with this one and possible Schmal hybrid but for now
stay with atrorubens pallens
showing far more red in epichile and petals this year
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is our Specimen No. 11 (1st generation - very tall and robust plant)
been monitoring since 2014
Epipactis schmalhauseneii (hybrid) Click over to enlarge
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is our Specimen No. 11 (1st generation - very tall robust)
been monitoring since 2014
showing close up of flowers, always a deep colour against light green
Epipactis atrorubens ? Dark Red Helleborine (Click over to enlarge)
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 closeby family.
for now stick with atrorubens but possible hybrid
within striking distance (10ft) of the main 9s populations which
quite a few of them are of this build and colour and they are
without doubt E. Schmalhauseneii (hybrid)
Epipactis atrorubens ? Dark Red Helleborine (Click over to enlarge)
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 close by family.
although for now stick with atrorubens - possible hybrid
within striking distance (10ft) of the main 9s populations which
quite a few of them are of this build and colour and they are
without doubt E. Schmalhauseneii (hybrid)
Epipactis atrorubens ? Dark Red Helleborine (Click over to enlarge)
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 closeby family.
for now stick with atrorubens - possible hybrid
Epipactis atrorubens ? Dark Red Helleborine (Click over to enlarge)
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 closeby family.
for now stick with atrorubens - possible hybrid
Epipactis atrorubens var bicolor (Dark Red Helleborine var bicolor)
A very light variety and interesting, but at the same time
too much colour for Pallans considerations.
Photo: Hutton Roof 9th July 2019
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine)
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine)
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine)
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine)
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Epipactis atrorubens var 'bicolor' (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Seen within 3ft of the previous split stem specimen directly above
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