tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post8261720058679829195..comments2024-03-18T10:40:00.766+00:00Comments on A Kilchoan Diary: Sanna OrchidsJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-64464740121492419072014-06-14T12:03:07.939+01:002014-06-14T12:03:07.939+01:00Pamela - it seems to have been an exceptional year...Pamela - it seems to have been an exceptional year at Sanna for orchids - but there are more, such as the frog orchid - but I'm struggling to find them. JonJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-48489341811012823062014-06-13T14:21:18.570+01:002014-06-13T14:21:18.570+01:00Wonderful photos, thank you. I never knew there we...Wonderful photos, thank you. I never knew there were so many different types in your area.Pam Kelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164918633185119681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-27845500764344461742014-06-07T15:47:31.928+01:002014-06-07T15:47:31.928+01:00Many thanks for your comment. I confess to be abo...Many thanks for your comment. I confess to be about as confused with identifying local orchids as I am with the local moths! The orchid did seem to have a tri-lobed lip, which the earlier orchids at Sanna didn't have, but the colour certainly isn't right for the northern marsh. I use the West Highland Flora website to help me identify orchids - can you suggest a better one? JonJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-50026696928133444302014-06-06T21:52:34.556+01:002014-06-06T21:52:34.556+01:00On the first photo, looking at the shape of the le...On the first photo, looking at the shape of the leaves and the shape and colour of flower, we think its a form of Early Marsh Orchid - Northern Marsh is always a deeper purple with a flatter leaf and a tri-lobed lip.<br /><br />The Fragrant Orchid has been re-classified Heath Fragrant Orchid (gymnadenia borealis), others in the family are Chalk Fragrant and Marsh Fragrant<br /><br />Lovely photos, we've seen Lesser Butterflies (30 of them) on the north side of the main road into Strontian in Glen Tarbert (2012) KarryHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478914822530951736noreply@blogger.com