Orchid in the labyrinth
Karl Gunter
A lovely discovery within the labyrinth – a pyramidal orchid: Anacamptis pyramidalis
Apparently it needs a specific fungus in the soil to flower, so perhaps the plan to encourage mycelium in the woods is working.
As Miranda put it: Like many orchids it is myco-heterotrophic and requires a specific fungus to be present in the soil in order to bloom.
Summer growth is going mad this year – granted 2018 we had a summer drought, but still...
Pyramidal orchid: Anacamptis pyramidalis - flowering in the labyrinth.