Not so far away from my home in the Achental Cypripedium calceolus started to come in flower.

Here the habitat. It is not so wellknow, so visitors are really rare.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolus2009-05-25Stand.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusa2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceoluse2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusi2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusq2009-05-25a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusr2009-05-25a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusr2009-05-25aSta.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusu2009-05-25b.jpg

Here another colourform

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusl2009-05-25ande.jpg

But not only the Cypris are wonderful, only 15 minutes with my bike I could find hundreds of this wonderful Iris sibirica

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/IrisamAchendamm12009-05-22.jpg

Best greetings

Olaf

so much beauty:heart::heart::heart:

They are just gorgeous! Thank you Olaf!

wow nice blooms and pix!!!

Very beautiful pictures.

Such a nice color contrast on the first plant! Beautiful!

Beautiful pictures!

Awesome pics...lovely plants:cool:

Very nice Olaf,beautiful and not easy to find them wild growing.
If I am not wrong,in the 4th photo from the top(-bottom I center of photo) there are 3 stems of Neottia nidus-avis.Best Regards

Dear Alex,
you have seen it correctly.
Not far away from Cypripedium calceolus I found also a lot of plants of Neottia nidus-avis.

Here some pictures of

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avisa2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avisc2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avise2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avisf2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avisg2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avisj2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avisl2009-05-25.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Neottianidus-avism2009-05-25.jpg

Today in the afternoon I will go to some other orchidhabitats near the big lake in my region, the Chiemsee.

Best greetings

Olaf

very very pretty:heart::heart::heart:ty

very nice plants and pix!!!

Very nice pictures. Thanks.

Gorgeous pictures like always thank you Olaf!

Beautiful plants and wonderful photography!

Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful Cypripediums! Excellent shots!

Beautiful pics of the plants in their natural settings and I like that!

Awesome pics...thnx:cool:

Yesterday I tried to find Cypripedium calceolus in another habitat. I had not so much luck, it was rainy and cold, and I found only 3 plants in flower.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusb12009-05-29-Mh.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusb22009-05-29-Mh.jpg

The third plant was damaged

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Cypripediumcalceolusa12009-05-29-Mh.jpg

But beside the Cypripedium I found a lot Cephalanthera longifolia in flower.
See another thread


Best greetings

Olaf

Very nice looking cyp plants except for the damaged one.

very very pretty:heart::heart::heart:

wow nice blooms!!!

Thank you for posting Olaf! They are quite lovely!

Beautiful cyps blooming in nature and pictures!

Thanks for sharing!

Lovely blooms...cool pics!:cool:

Nice shots! Thanks for posting!