Orchids

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  1. Hornbeam

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    Zygopetalum emerging this morning

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    Hornbeam, well done- aren't they strange flowers? I love those odd earthy colours.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Nice one Hornbeam. ;)
     
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    Then there were three
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    There is something sinister about orchids
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    You mean like Triffids, close up it looks like they want to swallow you. :( :D
     
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    Yes- that's it! Very much like the triffids in the TV drama and also a look about them of the pitcher plants. They don't eat insects of course, but they do entice them in for pollination. Fantastic.
     
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