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Wild orchids
Last year was an annus mirabilis for wild orchids. We have always had the common spotted orchid and in 2020 a bee orchid appeared in the grass by the front drive. The bee orchids have been spreading steadily ever since.
In 2024 two new orchid species arrived in the garden -the pyramidal orchid and the common twayblade. These may have arrived naturally -they are Warwickshire species but it is more likely that they came from wild orchid seed that I have scattered around from time to time. The success rate of growing orchids from scattered seed is close to zero, but sometimes you get lucky!
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