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                                              BEE ORCHID

                                             Ophrys Vernixia

                   5 -6 BEE LOOKING FLOWERS ON A STEM !

                                           HARD TO FIND !

                                                                                 most unusual ,weird & beautiful   miniature terrestrial orchids

                          !!!               on sale:  1 (one)   small bulb NOT PLANT similar to one from  pictures !    A FLOWERING SIZE   SMALL  BULB  , these bulbs donot grow bigger                       !!!

                                 EASY GROWING,ALMOST NO CARE NEEDED!

  Propagation :  bulbs.

Ophrys have a summer dormancy and during this time rely on the food reserves stored in the bulb to survive. In late autumn a new tuber begins to form and a rosette of leaves forms on the surface followed in late spring by the flower spike.

Ophrys vernixia is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).

It is hardy to zone 8 and also easy to grow in pots.  The unusual  flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.

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This unusual orchid have also Edible Parts: root

 It is a source of 'salep', a fine white to yellowish-white powder that is obtained by drying the tuber and grinding it into a powder.

This incredible orchid is called – can you guess? – the Bee Orchid ( Ophrys ORCHID) . It resembles a female bee visiting a pink flower to attract the attention of male bees. Thinking another one of their kind is there, they try to mate with it.

                                                                  In the process they get covered in the orchid’s pollen and end up spreading it around as they fly and pollinating other flowers as they go.

Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, low-fertility soils . Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

                                                                                                                                      Wild Habitat :Lawn; Meadow but it gets already very rare in nature.

                                                                                                                         PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER UNUSUAL BUMBLEBEE ORCHID, TOO !