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That really is a stunner Phil
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are packed tight like sardines.
What a great specimen! Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeletePhil, Thats the most perfect bloom I have ever seen
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHard to beat that one, Phil. The photos are lovely; I bet it was even more amazing in person.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of a lovely orchid.
ReplyDeleteHi Keith, the highest density of individual orchids florets that I've ever seen.....
ReplyDeleteHi Roger, it was one of a group of three - all larger, but this was the finest..
ReplyDeleteHi Dick, it certainly stopped me in my tracks..
ReplyDeleteThat's the only word for it, lotusleaf..
ReplyDeleteHi Wilma, it was on a cliff top, surrounded by heather just coming into bloom, in afternoon sunshine - and it's seared into my memory!
ReplyDeleteThanks John, it's remarkable how variable marsh orchids are in size and shape..
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