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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Monika on June 25, 2015, 17:29:42

Title: Wotizzit?
Post by: Monika on June 25, 2015, 17:29:42: This plant appeared in one of my pots, does anyone know what it is please?

The leaves are fairly broad and have like small, dark brown (sort of) rectangles and it is about 7 inches tall.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/godley/mystery.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/godley/media/mystery.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: artichoke on June 25, 2015, 18:12:19: It's an orchid! Very pretty - and most unusual to find it growing spontaneously in a pot. I illustrated orchids at Kew for ten years, but not this one. Genus Dactylorhiza probably.

http://www.pnielsen.f2s.com/orchids2.htm
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Monika on June 25, 2015, 19:46:40: An orchid? How exciting!

I think it's very pretty too. Thank you so much for the information.

Now, I'm going to look it up hoping that I'll be able to keep it going. THANKS AGAIN!
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Jayb on June 26, 2015, 07:37:36: What a beauty and a great find :blob7:
Good luck with your new beauty plant.
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Yorkshire Lass on June 27, 2015, 10:18:21: Is this an orchid too? Hiding among my hostas
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Silverleaf on June 27, 2015, 18:32:28: I'm no expert, but that looks like a spotted orchid to me. I'm sure someone much more knowledgable than me will be along to correct me though! ;)
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 27, 2015, 22:47:42: It's definitely an orchid, but I don't know either species. Where did the plants come from?
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: brownthumb2015 on June 28, 2015, 07:42:26: Lovely plants but i,am not so lucky to find anything so lovely in my potted plants, only weeds :BangHead:
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Yorkshire Lass on June 28, 2015, 11:03:36: I presume it's a gift from the birds, Robert. It wasn't in the pot last year and I haven't planted it.
Title: Re: Wotizzit?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 29, 2015, 10:15:22: They take several years to reach flowering size from a microscopic seed, so it's a bit of a mystery!