Orchid hunting

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  1. Hornbeam

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    Orchid hunting is fun and in yesterday's heat, I was sloshing around in the fens of the Waveney valley in Suffolk. I was searching for the Marsh Helleborine - quite scarce and one I have never seen before. I looked all day and found just one:
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    A closer look at the exotic flowers
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    These fens are strange because they are made up of sandy heaths and black peat. So acid and alkali loving plants grow next to each other! There were lots of orchids, but I couldn't figure out what sort they were. Then I realised that Marsh Orchids and Spotted Orchids were hybridising, giving lots of different colours and shapes. See what I mean:
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    This is a fantastic summer for wild flowers and for orchids :D
     
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    Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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    BRILLIANT.Lovely pictures again Hornbeam.I have only seen the Marsh Helleborine in wild flower books,and it is nice to see that they can be found.

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    Great pictures Hornbeam - I'm jealous.

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    Excellent pictures - such details - you must have a top class camera. Well done.
     
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    Hi Hornbeam

    I don't know if this would be classified as a wild orchid. I found it growing wild but it was in its, presumably, native country of Hawaii.

    I've reduced the picture to 25% but it still seems too big. HELP!!!

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    Now its gone too small! I'll try again.
     
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    Here goes!!!

    Its not working I'll try again later.
     
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    Nathan

    Please delete my picture as it is a nuisance that size.

    Sorry
     
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    got rid of it myself
     
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    Sorry everyone,

    I finally managed to resize it correctly on photobucket.

    Trouble is - I'll probably forget how to do by tomorrow!
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    Glad you got your size sorted. Lovely orchid and if you found it growing wild in Hawaii then yes - it's a wild orchid.
     
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