The very last Autumn lady's tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) and seeding Autumn squill (Scilla autumnalis) at Berry Head, 3/9/2026. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Bee orchids making an appearance at WWTSlimbridge today. I checked this location last week and there were no signs of any winter rosettes! @wwtsightings.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A 2027 Pyramidal Orchid just poking its head up on the front lawn. Sawston, Cambs.
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A final Autumn lady's-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) @dawlish warren, 7/10/2026 @ukorchids.bsky.social

Finally spotted some Autumn Lady's-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) on my local patch in N. Wilts. Much later, smaller and scarcer than usual, presumably due to the drought. #WildflowerHour #orchid @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

Difficult to choose a single #favouriteplant for the #WildflowerHour challenge, so I've plumped for 2 lovely "wow!" factor orchids I saw for the 1st time this summer: Fly Orchid & Violet Helleborine. More details in ALT. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

Always exciting to see the Autumn Lady’s-tresses popping up in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. The last of the native orchids to flower each season.
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In an image I am trying to encapsulate how dry and parched Dungeness has been this summer and then framing the delight of Autumn Lady’s-tresses shining through

At the moment numbers are going to be low - but maybe a late burst in Sep

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