Lady Orchid #1

An extreme close-up side view of the beautiful scarlet colored leafless beaked lady orchid flowers. These terrestrial ladiestresses are a threatened... more

by Paul Rebmann

Title

Lady Orchid #1

Artist

Paul Rebmann

Medium

Photograph

Description

An extreme close-up side view of the beautiful scarlet colored leafless beaked lady orchid flowers. These terrestrial ladiestresses are a threatened species in Florida.

This image has been featured in the following groups:
Orchids,
The 200 Club - photos with over 200 views up to 500
& The Beauty of Orchids

This terrestrial orchid often appears in large numbers in flatwoods, oak hammocks and ruderal sites throughout the peninsula, more frequently from central Florida southward. They have also been found in Walton County. The range includes the West Indies, Mexico, Central and South America.
Ten to 40 usually coral to brick red flowers grow atop a stout scape from 20 to 60 cm (8-24 in.) tall. The 2-2.5 cm (3/4 - 1 in.) long flowers and the scape are covered with a fine frosty pubescence. The four to six elliptical to lanceolate leaves can be as large as 5 cm (2 in.) wide and 20 cm (8 in.) long and are absent during flowering time.
There are a number of other flower color forms, including white to pale pink, white and green, and a golden yellow with a rose flush.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

Uploaded

June 25th, 2014