orchid but which one?
by Ian on Jun.17, 2009, under Miscellaneous
What is this?
My brother, sent me this pic, could have done with a close up as well. however for you botanistists out there, it is an orchid? of some type, at Peel park near East Kilbride. Suggestion (from my brother) is early purple orchid?
1 comment for this entry:
June 18th, 2009 on 7:01 pm
looks like an early purple orchid, it has the necessary basal leaves. They prefer calcareous soil (I read) not a common type in Scotland. However Peel park? maybe some man made ground with bricks, mortar and plaster underneath. Not far from the SEPA HQ either, headline ” a chance encounter with a blog site led SEPA inspectors to an illegal ……..”
Plants can communicate ! usually they say “can’t keep up with all this CO2″