Rosy hyacinth orchid - Dipodium roseum

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comments (4)

Alexander Hassmueller

Lion

Nice lil flower and nice shot Ernst! Posted 2 months ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you ,Alexander. It is this time in the year about the only orchid I can find. They love the heat. Posted 2 months ago
2. 1. Alexander Hassmueller
    
    Lion
    
    I see Ernst, here you won‘t find anything because we have frost and snow! Posted 2 months ago
  2. 1. Ernst
      
      Lion
      
      Yes Alexander, I remember the cold frosty winters in Germany very well. I lived in the Hoch Eifel near the Belgian border and we had severe winters. Posted 2 months ago

The Rosy hyacinth orchid

Dipodium roseum is a leafless saprophytic orchid found in east and south-eastern Australia. In summer it produces a tall flowering stem with up to fifty pale pink flowers with small, dark red spots. A widespread and common species it is often confused with "D. punctatum" but has darker, less heavily spotted flowers.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by Ernst