Diary pages for Saturday 3rd August 2019
Here are some of this mornings special Epipactis photos. I am sorry about the quality, but it was very difficult to get access.
Diary page for Wednesday 31st July 2019 Hutton Roof Epipactis
Drastically dwindling! but still the odd photo or two.
Photo: Hutton Roof 31st July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 31st July 2019
A lot of difference between the one above
Photo: Hutton Roof 31st July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 31st July 2019
Some insect has made its home in one of the helleborine leaves
pulling the leaf edges together with silky webs
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 28th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Diary page for Thursday 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
I decided to make a start on quantifying the atrorubens for the area which I survey on Hutton Roof. I did manage to complete 50% but the heat was so strong today, I felt like I had enough by mid afternoon, so 50% still remains to do. So far counted in totals is: 272 Atrorubens (which includes 13 predated, also 11 hybrids and 4 pallens). I suspect we might be a little down on numbers this year. I would have expected a total of somewhere between 600 and 800 for this particular area of Hutton Roof, but hopefully over the next few days I will have the new totals.
Here below are some of the photos from today:
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a absolute beauty which has lots of red/purple
on the petals and especially the epichile.
Photo 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This one is a very small specimen and comes up the same every year,
it is quite near to the 33 population
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a lovely specimen I have been watching
and it's come through with plenty of red/purple
on both the petals and especially
around the epichile areas
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
and it's come through with plenty of red/purple
on both the petals and especially
around the epichile areas
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Always comes through as such a large specimen with lovely
large helleborine leaves and good example of the spiralling.
Always a little late with the flowers opening, and this year
just covered in ants, see next picture for close up of spike.
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a beautiful small helleborine, which is never more thanaround 12" high and is quite close
to Escarp 13 (bicolor). It's such a little beauty
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a lovely helleborine, also pictured below. I did manage to catch the pollinator at work - In fact all the pollinators I have seen so far this year
on helleborines have been wasp
on helleborines have been wasp
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a lovely helleborine, also pictured below. I did manage to catch the pollinator at work -
In fact all the pollinators I have seen so far
this year on helleborines have been wasp
In fact all the pollinators I have seen so far
this year on helleborines have been wasp
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 25th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is one of the larger helleborines which is in the 70s population. I mentioned yesterday that quite a lot of the helleborines in this area come through here with
odd burn leaves. This one has come through
with variagated leaves.
Another wasp pollinator in action on this large helleborine
Photo: Hutton Roof on 25th July 2019
This is another photo of the Pallens No.6 which
was only confirmed yesterday. A very late arrival
but certainly better late than never....
Diary page for Wednesday 24th July 2019 Hutton Roof Epipactis
I continued with my Broad Leaved Helleborine survey and now completed. On my research area today I finished with a total of 132 which included 18 that had been predated. In fact at the last survey in 2017 I finished with a total of 136 which 88 were active and 48 predated. So we have more or less got the same quantity, but done a lot better with non-predation numbers this year.
Still finding one or two atrorubens, but not a lot on offer.
However! I did know about a Pallens which I found about two weeks ago but never mentioned it until now, but until it actually flowered I could not be too sure which it might have been, but now I can confirm it is our Pallens No.6 which I am pleased its come through again, and brings our Pallens up to 10 flowering this year.
I don't know whether I will get around to surveying the quantity of atrorubens, will try to sort it later this week but just for today I thought I would count the schmalhauseneii area No. 17s and did manage the following: 6 confirmed hybrids, 52 atrorubens (some hybrids suspected in this number) plus 9 snipped.
I noted that when I was surveying the area 70's for the helleborines, lots of the plants were suffering with a burn to odd leaves, this has also been the case over the past 2/3 years so they are either diseased or I wonder if the area is a sort of sun trap and catching some of these leaves. Also today I am finding lots of plants throughout all areas which suffering with Black aphids together with their patrolling large ants.
Here are some of the photos from today:
A beautiful plant near to the 70s populations
Photo: 24th July 2019
Photo: 24th July 2019
Photo: 24th July 2019
A bonny duo hidden at the base of a hazel tree
Photo: 24th July 2019
Lots of hybrids here!
but maybe hybrid?
Diary page for Monday 22nd July 2019 Hutton Roof Epipactis
Exceptional winds today, but managed a few photos. The Black Aphids and their attendant ants are a absolute nuisance and somehow getting on lots of our little treasures.
The E.helleborines are now progressing nicely and lovely to still see plenty of plumes still intact and not succumb to the local deer or Brown hares.
The atrorubens are all but finished, you can still find the odd one which is still OK but getting few and far between!
Spent most of my time this afternoon surveying and mapping out and quantifying the E.helleborines and did manage to do 1/3rd of the study area with a result so far of 62 specimens (only counted specimens with full grown spikes or obvious predated spikes - my last full survey on 27th July 2017 I recorded 88 active and 48 predated - total of 136), so it looks like it is going to be a far better year....
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Atrorubens variety the rare Pallens No 4 and 4a
(Click over to enlarge)
Photo: 22nd July 2019
Have had their day and now
we want the swollen ovaries
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
from specimen shown below
Click to enlarge
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Part canopy = slightly deeper tones
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Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Part canopy = slightly deeper tones
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Coming to a end - a most prized of all bicolors
also regarded as possible hybrid
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Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Click to enlarge
Photo: 22nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Another with more canopy
and giving a darker appearance
this wasp pollinator it's pleasures
22nd July 2019
Diary page for Thursday 18th July 2019 -
Hutton Roof Epipactis
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Shows a close up of the flower
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
shows full flower with limestone fern
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
shows Inflorescence with limestone fern
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
shows close up of flowers.
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 18th July 2019
Leaf compression
Photo: 18th July 2019
Leaf compression
18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
18th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
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Diary page for Wednesday 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a beautiful plant which I only found today whilst checking over the 55s populations. It looks stunning with it's 'bicolor' petals and even more interesting with the light epichile and boss.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Another interesting plant is Specimen 37 (above), I see it on most days just as I enter the pavements, it stands out because it is the only light green stemmed in the vicinity. It leads me to believe that it could have some helleborine introgression. I have been keeping my eye on this one since 2015. It does come up annually. It stands at about 10" high and usually has around 13 flowers. It lies within a distance of 40ft from the nearest helleborine.
Photo: 17th July 2019
On about half a dozen helleborines today they are just starting to open out from the bottom of the spike up
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a beautiful 'bicolor' variety which is coming up through the juniper within the 55 population. Check out the next photo which again shows a 'bicolor' in the same populations
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a beautiful plant which I only found today whilst checking over the 55s populations. It looks stunning with it's 'bicolor' petals and even more interesting with the light epichile and boss.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a beautiful plant which I only found today whilst checking over the 55s populations. It looks stunning with it's 'bicolor' petals and even more interesting with the light epichile and boss.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Cheeky Brown Hare, had already nipped two spikes up to yesterday and has now been back and nipped the third and remaining spike. I have nicknamed him (Brown Hare) "tickley chin" because he his bending his head over and down into the cage for at least 6" to be able to reach these to nip them off and must be scratching his chin on the chicken wire. Well at least he has taken them away to hopefully eat them which does make a change, normally they just nip them and leave them to rot away (see photo further down). Next year will have a even taller cage and we will see how he goes on with that!! it is a pity he always wants the rare hybrid schmalhauseneii......
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Been waiting for this one which is Specimen Escarp 13 and it is a specimen with much vigour. It is a schmalhauseneii hybrid and also is with a 'bicolor' make up. I have watched this plant for several years, sadly last year he suffered premature dieback on account of the heatwave weather, and this year came through late and stunted, but thankfully he has made up for lost time with plenty of vigour and now stands at near the metre mark.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
See above for notes
17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Up to today this was one of our prized hybrids (specimen 17p), but I see Mr. Brown Hare has been around overnight and again done his usual trick, just snips of the lovely flowerhead which is then left dangling to rot away....always doing this trick!
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Here we have the lovely Specimen 69 Hybrid which I first found in 2016, a good typical helleborine influenced stem together with typical helleborine leaves spiralling around the stem. The area is just on the edge of mature woodland and he is surrounded with several helleborines. See below for close up of spike.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
showing full inflorescence.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Showing large helleborine like leaves surrounding the stem
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a rare variety "pallens" found today and will take the designation of No.9 (although we have records of up to 11).
This year we do have 9 specimens which have flowered successfully.
This one is slightly different and takes on a more insipid look to the specimen, also of note are the darker ovaries which you would normally get a light green on pallens, although this is not always the case! I have seen darker ovaries on a specimen before today.
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Leaf compression
Twice this week I have seen this happen (leaf compression) on two separate specimens, the other specimen is a small schmalhauseneii hybrid and lies about 200 yards from this one.
At the base there are good solid atrorubens or schmal leaves and you see where the upper leaves have compressed into the rosette.
Diary page for Tuesday 16th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
Today I had a change and searched some of 'Uberash roughs' and found some cracking little places with lovely atrorubens and helleborines.
It's becoming clear that we are now on the run down with the atrorubens and I calculate perhaps 60% are now showing signs of being very dry and that they are going over quickly now, but we still have a few which look well.
Photo: 16th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Stunning epichile
Photo: Hutton Roof 16th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 16th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 16th July 2019
Photo: 16th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Stunning epichile
Photo: 16th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Stunning epichile
Photo: 16th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Stunning epichile
Diary page for Monday 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
Epipactis schmalhauseneii - Hybrid - Click over to enlarge
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 2017 Hutton Roof
To show comparison of closed hyperchile back in 2017 and still retained today.
This is our very special specimen 17d (PMG) which was a trio in 2017, but in 2018 the plants were predated. This year the plant has come up well but only has a single plant.
It has a colour of its very own but much darker this year, and what makes it even more special is that the epichile and bosses are cream colour to each individual flower. Not only that some of the flowers are still the wrong way around as you can see in the following photos, but also together with two of the flowers the hyperchile has not opened, I have checked a past photo from 2017 (which I will put under this photo) and you see within this photo that even back then in 2017 one of the flowers had this closed hyperchile problem.
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Shows the full flowering spike
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Shows from the back of the plant with two flowers still upright.
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This shows a closer photo of the hyperchile which has not opened (there are 2)
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Showing spiralling leaves etc
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This shows two of the flowers with closed hyperchiles
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Shows full plant
Specimen 17d (PMG)
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
The beautiful little light green stalked one as you enter the fell
Photo: Hutton Roof on 15th July 2019
suffered early dieback last year on account of heatwave weather
Photo: Hutton Roof on 15th July 2019
suffered early dieback last year on account of heatwave weather
Shows the bottom flowers (bicolor)
Photo: Hutton Roof on 15th July 2019
suffered early dieback last year on account of heatwave weather
Shows the bottom stem and leaf structure
Photo: Hutton Roof on 15th July 2019
suffered early dieback last year on account of heatwave weather
Shows a closeup of the flowers
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Last year the flower developed into a 'bicolor' but of course within Helleborine,
although I can now confirm in 2019 it has turned out normal and not bicolor
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof.
This beautiful purple colour is now coming through on several specimens
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof.
This beautiful purple colour is now coming through on several specimens
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Premature dieback last year because of heatwave, come through
this year has a pair but both much stunted
One of the best examples to show both helleborine shaped leaves
and obvious helleborine spiralling up the green stem
Photo: 15th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Another diary page (2nd) for Saturday 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis (the remainder of yesterdays photos:
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is Specimen No.11 which lies central to the 9s population, I have recorded this first generation schmalhauseneii now since 2014. It is a very tall plant to one metre and heavily laden with deep purple flowers which you can see in the photo below.
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Shows the leaves and stem of specimen 11
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Shows the lovely deep red/purple flowers
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is a beautiful little light small atrorubens, it is a little bit too coloured for what I would call a pallens. It still looks so interesting with the light stem and especially the light ovaries, I am again sure it is from the Specimen 9 gene pool, which if correct would lead to a introgression from helleborine (hybrid)
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Diary page for Saturday 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis atrorubens (here is half the rest tomorrow.
Showing two gentlemen the four Pallens which I found on 10th July 2019 (included two new ones), today was measuring day eg: colour coding the yellows, and checking the height etc etc. Then a quick check on all the 55 populations, some belters this year. The Pallens 7 (Rich M) is out again and doing well (see photos below), also two schmals near the boulder 55 pop, then went over to population 15,15a,15b and 15d and all have spikes have been nipped off by Brown Hare, can't believe it they were caged with additional chicken wire at the top and he popped his head over the top and reached down 8" to nip them off. Next year taller cages!!
Then moved over to check populations 9s,11s and later 17s, thats enough for a day.
Lots of lovely butterflies included: Grayling, Dark Green Fritillaries, Meadow Browns, Ringlets......
SOME SUPERB SPECIMENS COMING TOMORROW...
Photo: Hutton Roof 13th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 13th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 13th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 13th July 2019
Showing at the side of a beautiful bicolor variant
Photo taken 13th July 2019
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Photo: 13th July 2019 Hutton Roof
MORE PHOTOS TO SHOW TOMORROW
Diary page for Thursday 11th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis atrorubens
Checking specimen 66 and could not resist another look on Pallens 5a, then over to specimen 17 and 70 population areas.....
Today I wanted to check out some of our schmalhauseneii specimens (hybrids) which populate the 17 area, it's one of the better areas which has been subject to hybrid swarming and houses some of the 1st generation hybrids. You also feel that some of our regular atrorubens have very large leaves for that particular species and at times you think they may have some helleborine introgression, although most of these do not have any of the leaf spiralling evidence. The area also has always had some hyperchromic specimens, but this year in particular there seem to have been more 'red/purple' influences throughout.
11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history on this one for several years
Photo: 11th July 2019
11th July 2019
11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019
Slow this year, was a trio which suffered dieback and only one of the trio has come through but much delayed - but better late than never!
The next to the bottom flower is upside down, and this is within its general make up
just like it was in 2017 when PMG found it....
Photo: 11th July 2019
Slow this year, was a trio which suffered dieback and only one of the trio has come through but much delayed - but better late than never!
Excellent example of spiralling leaves shown here
Photo: 11th July 2019
Most of the stuff in this particular area is hybrid (schmalhauseneii) it's a area which is regarded as being familiar to HYBRID SWARMING....Although in this case of this group the jury is still out.
Photo: 11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Photo: 11th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
though very much compressed leaves, the leaves in past years have always shown to be very vigorous and so big for the stature of the plant, I do suspect introgression here from Helleborine though at the moment still labelling 'undecided'. From the 17s populations
though very much compressed leaves, the leaves in past years have always shown to be very vigorous and so big for the stature of the plant, I do suspect introgression here from Helleborine though at the moment still labelling 'undecided' From the 17s populations
Again not 100% on this I do think it shows traits of helleborine introgression
Photo: 11th July 2019
Photo: 11th July 2019
Has a sort of browny red look about it which really comes out against the light stem
delayed and taking on a late entry window this year
They don't always need to have a light green stem!!
from the Population 70 area
Photo: 11th July 2019
from the Population 70 area
Photo: 11th July 2019
from the Population 70 area
Photo: 11th July 2019
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Diary page for Wednesday 10th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis atrorubens
Today seemed extroadinary! I went along to check on my Pallens Specimen No.4 (single plant) and guess what? I was taken back to find four separate pallens specimens had taken over a 20ft diameter area. Pallens original Specimen No.4 is a older one which I found a couple of years ago, which has come through again and quite close to a new smaller one (now called 4b), and only a couple of yards from them we have Pallens 5 which I found last year when only a feeble specimen and again another new one which will be called Pallens 5a
Photo: Hutton Roof and found today 10th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof and found today 10th July 2019
I think this one is something really special and just like the established 5 is unusual in that it does not have any red spotting on the under sepal/petal and epichile and bosses as we have come to expect and just like all the other pallens have, although there is a red staining on the sepals. Noting the small sizes of these two plants I guess they might just fill the bill for variety 'Lutescens' although for now I am keeping them in the 'pallens' fold.....
Photo: Hutton Roof and found today 10th July 2019
Diary page for 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis atrorubens
Photo: 8th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Shows a good example of spiralling leaves
Specimen 17k (1st generation)
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Shows a good example of spiralling leaves
Specimen 17k (1st generation)
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Shows a good example of light green stem and spiralling leaves
Specimen from population 17 area.
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Lovely specimen which was a "albiflora" back in 2016
from the area of Population No.55
absolutely incredible to try and understand just how this transformation
took place
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
From the 17s population
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
From the 17s population
Photo: 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen from the 17s populations
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17k
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17k showing helleborine type leaves spiralling
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the Specimen17s populations
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the Specimen17s populations
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17 full plant
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
Specimen 17 showing flowers
Photo: 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen from the 17s populations
Photo: 8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Specimen from the 17s populations
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population (hybrid swarming area)
Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
from the 17s population (hybrid swarming area)
very old first generation from the 9s and 11s populations
Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history with this one and possible Schmal hybrid but for now
stay with atrorubens pallens
showing far more red in epichile this year
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history with this one and possible Schmal hybrid but for now
stay with atrorubens pallens
showing far more red in epichile and petals this year
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lots of history with this one and possible Schmal hybrid but for now
stay with atrorubens pallens
showing far more red in epichile and petals this year
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is our Specimen No. 11 (1st generation - very tall and robust plant)
been monitoring since 2014
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is our Specimen No. 11 (1st generation - very tall robust)
been monitoring since 2014
showing close up of flowers, always a deep colour against light green
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 closeby family.
for now stick with atrorubens but possible hybrid
within striking distance (10ft) of the main 9s populations which
quite a few of them are of this build and colour and they are
without doubt E. Schmalhauseneii (hybrid)
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 close by family.
although for now stick with atrorubens - possible hybrid
within striking distance (10ft) of the main 9s populations which
quite a few of them are of this build and colour and they are
without doubt E. Schmalhauseneii (hybrid)
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 closeby family.
for now stick with atrorubens - possible hybrid
8th July 2019 - Hutton Roof
thought to be a second generation from original Specimen 9 closeby family.
for now stick with atrorubens - possible hybrid
A very light variety and interesting, but at the same time
too much colour for Pallans considerations.
Photo: Hutton Roof 9th July 2019
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Photo: 8th July 2019 Hutton Roof
Very unusual split stemmed specimen
it's never appeared on this spot in previous (over the past 5 years) for that matter
I have never seen one before anywhere.....
Photo: Hutton Roof 8th July 2019
Seen within 3ft of the previous split stem specimen directly above
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Diary page for 6th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis atrorubens
Again today a nice selection of both schmalhauseneii hybrids and variants on offer. More are being discovered daily with nice surprises everyday.
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
A very pale variety but not pallid enough for pallens
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
Shows a beautiful 'bicolor' form of which we do have a number
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
Shows a beautiful 'bicolor' form of which we do have a number
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
This is compression of leaves to the base of the plant
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
A lovely specimen with a keeled epichile
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof on 6th July 2019
Diary page for 5th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
Today it was great at first but it didn't take long for the sun to come out and the wind to get up which made it difficult to take photos, but we did get one or two.
This year although we are suffering and have lost lots of specials due to last years heatwave, we are this year still getting plenty of nice specimens coming through, one thing I have especially noticed is that we have got a lot more of the 'hyperchromic' specimens which we have not had in a while!
Also what I have already seen of a couple of pallens, they are showing more red pigment this year within their epichiles and bosses. It makes you wonder if the heatwave or lack of water last year has caused some effect within the make up for this year.
Photo: Hutton Roof 5th July 2019
Until today never ever seen a split spike on a atrorubens before - more photos further down.
Photo: Hutton Roof 5th July 2019
This shows all the marks of a new schmalhauseneii hybrid and I have made notes of the gps etc. Its light form already looks like it is following the line of family 9s........ we shall have to wait and see.
Diary page for 4th July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
although this year it is showing far more red on the epichile and bosses. The area is designated the 9 (nine) family with several plants also showing this similar green look.
Diary page for 2nd July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
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Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Suspected to be from the 33 family of which specimen 33 lies within one metre of these two and they do show very similar make-up in size, general profiling and obviously bicolor flowers. They lie at the base of a hazel tree. It is thought that these specimens may well be hybrids but this as yet to be confirmed and until then they retain the title of atrorubens var 'bicolor'
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2019
Diary pages for 1st July 2019 - Hutton Roof Epipactis
called 'hyperchomic'
Photo: Hutton Roof today 1st July 2019
Diary pages for 28th June 2019 - Hutton Roof
Epipactis
Today I decided to check out some of the Orchids, one or two more had opened up and it was hard to photograph because of the sunshine, but I did manage one or two:
Diary pages for 26th June 2019 - Hutton Roof
Epipactis
Our first atrorubens of the year........
This was the first one I found so far in almost full flower. A lovely specimen showing much varietal form of 'bicolor' eg both red and yellow
Photo: Hutton Roof 26th June 2019
This was the first one I found so far in almost full flower. A lovely specimen showing much varietal form of 'bicolor' eg both red and yellow
Photo: Hutton Roof 26th June 2019
This is Specimen No.33a and is a member of the Specimen No.33 family. The main No.33 lies only a short distance away. Only two flowers have yet opened although you can see both are already showing the 'bicolor'
Photo: Hutton Roof 26th June 2019
This is Specimen No.33a and is a member of the Specimen No.33 family. The main No.33 lies only a short distance away. Only two flowers have yet opened although you can see both are already showing the 'bicolor'
Photo: Hutton Roof 26th June 2019
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Diary page for Thr 20th June 2019 - Hutton Roof epipactis
Our orchids are just about holding on this year and it will be very interesting just to see how things are going to turn out, but again today I have found out that we have lost my very first Schmalhauseneii hybrid Specimen No. 1 which has given up the ghost and not even tried to come through. Although considering it has completed 6 previous years I guess we cannot complain, because hybrids I have noticed rarely get passed this age anyway and the stronger plants like hybrids etc are prone to problems especially after severe drought situations.
Here is a couple of shots for you of one of our atrorubens coming on nicely, this may turn out to be a very special orchid!
Diary page for Sat 15th June 2019 - Hutton Roof
Today I wanted to check out some of the Orchids which we have on Hutton Roof, to check their progress. With the majority they are coming through OK but most of the larger specimens seem stunted or well behind where they should be by now, so I don't expect any miracles this year. But I am sure there will be plenty to study as the weeks go on. I am sure it will be another fortnight before we see any flowers.
For today I would like to highlight our specimen No.9a which has come up every year since my first observations on it in 2015 although last year unfortunately it was taken down by predation. It has always shown as a very pallid form and is in the good company of the No.9 population in which there are several which may take on this rather special pallid form.
Photo: taken at Hutton Roof on 17th July 2015
Photo: taken at Hutton Roof on 8th July 2017
Specimen No.9a Epipactis atrorubens var: pallens (click over to enlarge)
Photo: taken at Hutton Roof on 8th July 2017
Specimen No.9a Epipactis atrorubens var: pallens (click over to enlarge)
Photo: taken at Hutton Roof on 15th June 2019
Photo: taken at Hutton Roof on 15th June 2019
Now then what is so interesting about this particular plant is that it shows no red in the base stem or basal leaf, which is so unusual, although sometimes the flowers on this specimen can show more red than usual.
Generally I have found that in all pallen forms it is usual to get some sort of atrorubens (red) influence somewhere on the plant and in 99 times out of one hundred it would show in the base stem and basal leaf, but here we have a exception to the rule, which makes it so much more interesting for the study.
Here below is another very interesting plant which is known as Specimen Lutescens No.1 which I found back in 2014 and it has been successful each year since. It again is yet another sort of 'pallid' form and never seems to grow much above 10" in height. It has a bicolor look about it in that the petals are a lemony yellow colour and the sepals are more of a reddish wash colour along with the ovary and stem also being darker, but what is rather striking about this specimen is the cream epichile and bosses, before I do show today's photo let me show you how it has looked back in 2014 which has not changed much in appearance up to last year.
Epipactis atrorubens var: Lutescens (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Hutton Roof 2014
Epipactis atrorubens var: Lutescens (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Hutton Roof 15th June 2019
And here below is yet another one of our orchids which looks like it may be OK this year......
And here below is yet another one of our orchids which looks like it may be OK this year......
Diary page for Sunday 9th June 2019 - Hutton Roof
This is one of our regulars Specimen 33 which is thought to be a hybrid. It is also rather special because the past few years have shown it mature with a white (or light) epichile and boss. There are several more atrorubens (or even hybrids) which are in the immediate area which are thought to be offspring from this very plant. Below are two plants almost in tandam which lie (within inches) just to the left of Specimen 33 and all within the shadow of a small hazel tree
Photo: Hutton Roof on 9th June 2019
Photo: Hutton Roof 9th June 2019
The suspected Schmalhauseneii specimens 15,15a and 15b have again had their cage provided, because everytime they come through they seem to be get brought down by the Brown Hare and he waits until they are with full spike, so I am trying to preserve them. Although we cannot blame the old Hare for last years outcome!
You can see the specimens are far from their normal size which by now should have been about 10" tall, and this is because they like so many others were brought down last year half way through their early growth and left to dieback. This was the outcome caused directly through lack of water (draught situation) during May and June 2018. Like others they are coming through now but rather stunted growth showing at the moment. I hopefully will be able to post later.
Photo: Hutton Roof 9th June 2019
Since my last report it's really good news with this specimen. I reported that I had found no evidence of Escarp 13, but today that's all changed by noticing a small shoot starting to develop but much stunted at the moment. You can actually see the last three years old spikes showing.
Its a lovely plant, which is one of the tallest of 'lempets (bicolor)" it would under normal conditions grow to about 30" and can bear up to 40 (bicolor) flowers
Photo: Hutton Roof on 9th June 2019
Again it's more good news after my last report, with today being able to confirm that our lovely Specimen 74 has come through along with a new partner! The shoots look so dark at the moment and there is no problem identifying to which genus they belong, but again the plant is much stunted in growth compared to its normal at this time of year which would be about 8" in growth.
A special 'bicolor' specimen of about 15" height and bearing 18 flowers/buds with lemon petalled and red sepals. It also bears a white (or light form) epichile and bosses.
Hutton Roof 9th June 2019
Even more good news! today I did manage to find one of our special "pallens" starting to come through OK - Escarp No.8
Another lost last year part way through early growth, so fingers crossed this year.
Photo: Hutton Roof on 9th June 2019
This beauty above is a light form of Broad Leaved Helleborine and already today it stands at about 18" tall, at this stage I cannot say whether it is chlorantha until it actually flowers, but certainly leaning that way. But sadly the last two years it has fallen victim to either Roe deer or Brown Hare. So today I did have a spare cage lying about and decided to cage it in the hopes the plant may reach maturity. Check out plant above and below
Photo: Hutton Roof on 9th June 2019
Diary page for Wednesday 5th June 2019 - Hutton Roof
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Here is Specimen 11b and 11c - Schmalhauseneii
Photo: Hutton Roof on 5th June 2019
A fine specimen No.11 - Schmalhauseneii
Photo: Hutton Roof on 5th June 2019
Epipactis helleborine (variagated)
Photo: Hutton Roof on 5th June 2019
I did a quick check over to see just how many of our prized specimens have survived last years draught summer. I can now confirm that we have lost at least 10 prized specimens, but I guess we have got away lightly with just 10 because far more than that went down early last year (probably 20 plus).
Top: Specimen 15c - a schmalhauseneii which had 62 buds or flowers - a record in any atrorubens language, then next it shows 17d,e,f which are a brown coloured lemon petalled with white epichile and bosses, only one out of the 3 now survive, next is the very first lemon-petalled which is the longest established lempet on this part of Hutton Roof. And finally on the top row is a beautiful Pallens which was called Specimen Escarp No.8
Bottom: The first is our Chlorantha No.1 (Helleborine), next is Specimen 74 which was a beauty of a lempet with light epichile and bosses, then Specimen Escarp 13 which was our tallest lemon-petalled, and finally Specimen No.8 which was a Schmalhauseneii hybrid.
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Saturday 18th May 2019 - Hutton Roof
And now I moved on and checked out our E.atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborines and E.helleborine (Broad Leaved Helleborine) orchids. Some of them are now showing and were about 3" high, but a lot of them were still not showing. Maybe I should be a little concerned in that the ones not showing are the ones that suffered last year from the draught and were killed off part way through their early day growth, so I guess its a wait and see period over the coming 10 days. It might just be they need a little longer. But here are a few photos:
Epipactis atrorubens Specimen 11 (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 18th May 2019
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 18th May 2019
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 18th May 2019
Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Hutton Roof 18th May 2019
Its hard to believe that this particular plant was the rare albiflora back in 2016 which had previously produced such a stunning flowers.
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Epipactis helleborine var: variegated (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Hutton Roof 18th May 2019
It is lovely to see that Stripey has come through again in it's variegated form and this will now be it's fourth year since I discovered it. I wondered how we would go on this year after its early die-back before maturity last year (2018). To see photos and history of this special plant please click here.
Epipactis helleborine (Broad Leaved Helleborine)
Photo: Hutton Roof on 18th May 2019
Above is one of our typical helleborines which make their start slightly earlier than the atrorubens, although after saying that they will mature and flower some three weeks after the atrorubens have started going back.
It is lovely to see that Stripey has come through again in it's variegated form and this will now be it's fourth year since I discovered it. I wondered how we would go on this year after its early die-back before maturity last year (2018). To see photos and history of this special plant please click here.
Photo: Hutton Roof on 18th May 2019
Above is one of our typical helleborines which make their start slightly earlier than the atrorubens, although after saying that they will mature and flower some three weeks after the atrorubens have started going back.
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