Monday 19 May 2014

Bee Orchids and Broomrape

The first of our 2014 bee orchids are in flower today..

And among them and our many Lizard Orchids, we spotted this...

I think it's the parasitic plant, Common Broomrape, but I'm prepared to stand corrected!

3 comments:

Tim said...

Yes it's Common Broomrape, aka Poor Man's Orchid,

Colin and Elizabeth said...

Thanks for the confirmation, Tim. I've got to the point when I doubt my powers to identify a daisy these days!!

Gerald said...

I though that this was an orchid . To later find that it was not . It is an Orobranchaceae Broomrape . I found a Knapweed Broomrape in the UK. Very big and bold standing 20 cm high
No colour as it is a true parasite