A Man Orchid on the Kent Downs "Orchis anthropophora"
This photo was taken of a Man Orchid at the top of the escarpment where the soil is at its poorest. The Orchid is very light in colour and has minimal red pigmentation as compared to the orchids on the lower slopes on richer soil. This Orchid was massive and once totally open will stand a good twelve inches high. I like to capture the Man Orchid in this condition with the top of the flower spike still opening, it looks fresh and new, fully open ones later!
A Man Orchid on the Kent Downs "Orchis anthropophora"
This photo was taken of a Man Orchid at the top of the escarpment where the soil is at its poorest. The Orchid is very light in colour and has minimal red pigmentation as compared to the orchids on the lower slopes on richer soil. This Orchid was massive and once totally open will stand a good twelve inches high. I like to capture the Man Orchid in this condition with the top of the flower spike still opening, it looks fresh and new, fully open ones later!