fragrant orchid (Gymandenia
odoratissima var. alba)
pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis
pyramidalis)
pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis
pyramidalis)
pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis
pyramidalis var. alba)
Wild Orchids
The images here include members of the following genera: Limodorum,
Epipactis, Cephalanthera, Corallorhiza, Neottia, Coeolglossum,
Cypripedium, Epipogium, Traunsteinera, Gymandenia, Nigritella,
Anacamptis
The
images have been chosen to show the extraordinary diversity of form
through close-up photographic techniques.
Thousands of the orchid images of Paul Harcourt Davies have
appeared in his own books and in numerous articles and extensively
in major orchid publications such asEncyclopaedia of
Orchids
- Weldon (1992) Editor Dr Alec Prigeon andA Manual of
Cultivated Orchid Species.
Dr Philip Cribb et Al
All
of the species shown are depicted in localities that we have
visited on our unique tours
The
selection of Italy's diverse wild orchid flora in this gallery
represents a tiny portion of our collection that encompasses
virtually every European species, subspecies and variety as well
asmany species, terrestrial and tropical, from all parts of the
world.