Epipactis Atrorubens and More

Register (includes histories were possible)

8a

9a or Pallens 2

9g very light green stemmed atroruben
Hutton Roof on 11th July 2020

9M
(Below) is 9M Epipactis atrorubens, which has now been on record for the past couple of years. This photo was taken on 17th June 2020

9N
(Below) is part of the 9s population. This photo was taken on 22nd June 2020.

History: 2020

(below)15h

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Photo: Hutton Roof on 8th July 2019

Specimen 17 showing flowers

17a Atroruben

17a1 Atroruben

17a1 atrorubens on 14th July 2020

17a2 Atroruben

17b Atroruben

17d (pmg) Atroruben - bicolor

(Below) is a beauty 17d which sadly has been caught out by black aphid and soldier ants.

(above) 17d (PMG) July 19th 2021

17L (Atroruben)
(Below) Atrorubens 17L is a strong hyperchromic looking plant. Its approx 16" high with high volume of deep coloured flowers. Occasionally there are more less vigouress nearby. It always has large elongated leaves

History: at least annually since 2015, browsed off early July 2020

17w
History
2020

17x
(Below) 17x is a light green stemmed atroruben
Photo here July 2020

30a and b
These (below) are a beautiful duo which are within the range of two helleborines eg 3ft away, you can see it in the photo.

33
(Below) is long established Atrorubens bicolor with a lovely white/cream epichile and bosses. Photo taken on 26th June 2020 (Hutton Roof)

33a and 33b
(Below) is a long established bicolor-duo which grows alongside No.33 under the close canopy of a hazel bush.

History:
at least since 2012

33C
(Below) 33C is a atrorubens- bicolor, it 10" tall and has 13 flowers/buds, it is only 2ft to SE away from 33 (bicolor) Also interesting this does have normal colour epichile and bosses whereby its neighbour shows a cream epichile. Photo taken on 19th June 2020.

History: at least since 2018

33h
(Below) is a atrorubens bicolor and lies immediately behind the hazel to the back of 33. It is a very special plant. The epichile is cream yet the bosses are red and therefore shows a sort of banding or white collar which is rare.

History:
at least 2017 and 2018
2020: Not showing

33i
(Below) a beautiful little plant, It is part of the 33 family which every year throws out these small light green examples.
History:
2020

33j

33k

33k atrorubens
Photo: Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

33n

33n on 30th June 2020
Hutton Roof

33o
(below) shows 33o which sort of hides against the hazel to the left hand side of 33 twins (33a,33b). quite late in flowering

33o on 24th July 2020

37a

37a Atrorubens
Photo: Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

38a
Below - 38a is a lovely mid-red similar to the surrounding specimens (3) Photo taken on 9th July 2020

40a and 40b
(Below) is 40A and 40B - Atrorubens Bicolor. 40A was a single plant from 2014 and came through as a tandem from 2016 it has suffered greatly with both predation and also drought problems. Photos here taken 26th July 2015 as a single plant (left) and 5th July 2017 as a duo (right)

History:
40a since 2013, 2014, and in 2015 20" high with 33 flowers. In 2016 was joined by 40b but predated (B.Hare) one day after full flowering. 2017 Both plants again predated on flowering. 2018 Both showing heavy budding on 28th May 2018 but stayed in mid growth and premature dieback on account of drought weather. In 2019 both again still suffering from last years drought and came through as seedling florets only with no inflorescence. In 2020 both seem to be doing fine and caged. 40b taken down by Brown Hare (through cage) although left OK 40a on 26th June 2020, although one week later and 40a also got browsed.

40C

(Below) is 40c a Epipactis atrorubens bicolour with very light epichile and bosses, It has come through now for several years and is always the very first plant of the year to show flowers. These photos were taken on the 19th June 2020

41a
(Below) found this little beauty hidden away at the bottom of a small hazel
History: 2020

41b

States 38 but been renamed 41b to its area

This plant (above) has a phenomenal inflorescence with 50 plus flowers, I do think looking at the build there could
well be some relation to the specimens 15s family
closeby.

55 (bicolor)

55a (bicolor)

55a1

(below) 55 wheat

55C (bicolor)
55c is a beautiful atrorubens bicolor which includes a very light epichile and bosses, also a deep red sepal with a pronounced vertical red midrib line on the lemon petal. Together with a superb bellsweep profile to tips of both petal and sepals.
well established - photo taken 26th June 2020.

55c on 26th June 2020

This is again from our lovely 55 section - photo 2021

Notel the similarity in colour toward the petal and sepal together with

its bellsweep profile. Closeby (within one metre) 55c

also shows the lovely bellsweep.

55c on 26th June 2020

55L (bicolor)

Epipactis atrorubens var: bicolor Specimen 55L (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: 17th July 2019 - Hutton Roof

This photo shows the light coloured epichile and boss features

55m

55n very light green stemmed atroruben
Hutton Roof on 2nd July 2020

55N (bicolor)
(Below) is 55N Atrorubens-bicolor which grows from out of the Juniper bush within the population 55. It lies approx 10ft from the main 55 plant and 12" N of the boulder stone. 14" tall. This photo was taken on 19th June 2020

55o (bicolor)

Specimen 55o1 (bicolor)
(20ft W of boulder stone
originally alba)

Photo: 13th July 2019 - Hutton Roof

55p

55q

Atrorubens 55q with white epichile and bosses
Photo: Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

55r (bicolor)

55r Atrorubens - bicolor
Photo: Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

55s (bicolor)

55s atrorubens - bicolor
Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

55t
(Below) Obviously related to 55s (shown above and living approx 10ft to N)

Atrorubens 55t
Hutton Roof on 2nd July 2020

55u (bicolor)
(Below) long established, very light green stemmed atroruben with possible introgression from E. Helleborine together with its bicolor flowers

very light green stemmed atroruben with possible introgression from E. Helleborine with bicolor flowers
Hutton Roof on 2nd July 2020

55v (bicolor)
(Below) 55v is a beauty and comes out from the Juniper close to all the other 55s. This plant does have wide and fluffy bosses almost filling

Epipactis atrorubens
Photo: Hutton Roof 2nd July 2020

55w

found today 8th July 2020

55x
(Below) photo taken 8th July 2020

55y

This must be "twist and shout"
Atrorubens 55y on 8th July 2020

66 Atroruben (bicolor)

(Below) 66 is so special, whos ancestor will be preserved within the records of KEW (Accession K000342484). Note bicolor YET on a light green stem!

70 and 70a Atroruben
(Below) is 70 and 70a very light green stemmed atrorubens with possible introgression from E. Helleborine. Yet the deep red flowers are certainly classic atrorubens looking. It is a annual plant which I have now watched for over 5 years, although 70a only joined about 3 years ago. What I like especially with this plant is the lovely bellsweep profile to the petals, I have never seen it just as pronounced as within this particular specimen. These photos were taken on 7th July 2017 (close up on left) and 10th July 2017 (duo). 70a fell victim to Brown Hare.

History:
First recorded back on 13th July 2016, In 2017 joined by 70 and both on flowering were predated by Brown Hare. 2019 both flowered OK. 2020 come through and doing OK. Early July 2020 70a fell victim to Hare but 70 all OK and shown in photo below.

Specimen 70a Epipactis atrorubens

on Hutton Roof 14th July 2020

Specimen 70a Epipactis atrorubens

on Hutton Roof 14th July 2020

Epipactis helleborine (dark stem) 70c

71 atroruben (var bicolor)
(Below) is 71 an Atrorubens - bicolor. This specimen lies low, some 14" down within a limestone gryke, there is hybrid specimens within close proximity. Photo taken on 19th June 2020, On further inspection 2 days later 22nd June the plant had been predated by Brown Hare and all inflorescence removed. Although the plant was small mesh caged, the purpetrator managed to push his head down from the top and go inside of the cage.

75 (Atroruben)

80s population (atroruben)

A bicolor in the midst of classic atrorubens
Hutton Roof on 14th July 2020

A bicolor in the midst of classic atrorubens
Hutton Roof on 14th July 2020

80d

Escarp 7

Escarp 7a

Escarp 7a atrorubens
Hutton Roof on 2nd July 2020

Escarp 7b

(Below) 7b a very interesting plant and from a interesting area which does have plenty of helleborines and plants thought to show introgression from helleborines close to hand.

Escarp 7b
Hutton Roof - 2nd July 2020

Escarp 8a

Escarp 8b

Escarp 8a atrorubens bicolor
Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

Escarp 8d

Atrorubens with heavy 40 plus flower yield which go all four sides of inflorescence.
Photo: 15th July 2020

Escarp 17
(Below) Escarp 17 is an Atrorubens-bicolor and is about 12" in height and comes up in tandem with Escarp 17a. Photo taken on 12th June 2020

Escarp 18
(Below) a lovely small example found in the Escarp 18 cul-de-sac. A bicolor and surrounded by many mixtures. Photo taken on 22nd June 2020

Escarp 18a

Escarp 18b and 18c (duo)
(Below) a lovely duo very light green stemmed atroruben with possible introgression from E. Helleborine

Escarp 18b and 18c (duo) very light green stemmed atroruben with possible introgression from E. Helleborine
Photo: Hutton Roof on 30th June 2020

Escarp West brown 91

(Below) is a very interesting population and there are several in a small cluster that show this beautiful brown on the sepals. This is not unknown to me I also have others on the far side of the pavement probably some 500 yards to the SE.
Unusual.

Escarp West Brown 91a

Escarp West 92

Epipactis atrorubens bicolor specimen Escarp W 92
Hutton Roof - 2nd July 2020

Escarp West 93

Epipactis atrorubens Escarp West 93
2nd July 2020

Escarp West 95 (twinned)

Escarp West 95a

Escarp West 95a on 8th July 2020

Low Pavement 1
This is thought to be a possible hybrid (schmalhauseneii) with flowers to all sides of inflorescence, also leaves spiralling to stem, also the only atro-led looking plant amongst 7 closeby helleborines etc.

E. Schmalhauseneii - Low Pavement 1
on 11th July 2020

E. Schmalhauseneii - Low Pavement 1
on 11th July 2020

Low Pavement 2

Pallens 2 (9a)

Pallens 3 (Escarp 8)
(Below) is our old Pallens 3 returned after two years absent.

Pallens 3 - July 2020

Pallens 3a (escarp)

Escarp 8 or Pallens 3
2nd July 2020

Pallens 4
(Below) is Pallens 4 on 26th June 2020 but later fell victim to Brown Hare.

Split
(Below) Atrorubens with a split stem abnormality. First one I have ever seen and interesting. Photo taken 18th July 2019, the same plant as come through normal for 2020

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South West Helleborine 1

(Below) SW Helleborine 1 beauty which was hi-vigour and approx one metre

South West Helleborine 1
on 28th July 2020

South West Helleborine 1
on 28th July 2020

Helleborine SW2
(below) special twin with mid brown stem and ovary and pedicel

Helleborine SW2
on 28th July 2020

Helleborine SW2
on 28th July 2020

SW Helleborine 3

and now moving on to another beauty found today which shows variagated in petals, ovaries etc, but also it shows less in other nearby specimens.

SW Helleborine 3
28th July 2020

SW Helleborine 3
28th July 2020

SW Helleborine 4 (chlorantha)

Here is another little beauty I found today in the same little area as the two already
mentioned above. This was a really light specimen and for me it could represent a (nearly) chlorantha

SW Helleborine 4 (chlorantha)
28th July 2020

SW Helleborine 4 (chlorantha)
28th July 2020

SW Helleborine 4b
(Chlorantha)

SW Helleborine - Chlorantha 4b
30th July 2020

SW Helleborine 7

Now then close to were we had the mid brown stem, we have another about 4 metres away, but this time a dark green to mid green stem on another helleborine (very unusual around HR)

SW Helleborine 8
(Heart to Heart)

E. Helleborine (SW8)
"Heart to Heart"
30th July 2020

E. Helleborine (SW8)
"Heart to Heart"

30th July 2020
Below we have another pair with both E. Helleborine and E. Atrorubens within 6" of one another.

Atrorubens - Helleborine - Helleborine on 28th July 2020

Purpurea SW 5

Purpurea SW5 on 31st July 2020

SW7 "Dark Tones"

Epipactis helleborine SW7 (Dark Tones)
Photo: 31st July 2020

Epipactis helleborine SW7 (Dark Tones)
Photo: 31st July 2020

Helleborine SW4

Helleborine SW4 "In Gryke"
31st July 2020

13th July 2017

What a stunning plant - I wish I had got more photos etc. I will try and pick up on it during 2018

So close, yet so far away (Click over to enlarge) (Photo: Bryan Yorke 2016)

I see this so many times when you get plants of the same family close together but with totally different characteristics just like these two. On the left side you have the straightforward (as we know it!) Atrorubens yet on the right at a distance of only 14" away we have a specimen showing signs of "Yellow Petalled". How can things be so different yet so close! I guess its all a mystery for now.

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Specimen 65 (12th July 2016)

Specimen 65 - a really interesting atrorubens (Click over photo to enlarge)
(Photo: Bryan Yorke 12th July 2016)

This particular plant which I found last year (2016) was striking on several accounts. For one its strong opposite colours stood out a mile. It had a couple of pointers which had strong resemblance to E. Helleborine possible input, whilst at the same time recognizing it had to be a "atrorubens"!

The area were this was found has a grand old mixture about it, with several E. Helleborine, some with a very light phase and a odd one bordering the "chlorantha stage" (Helleborine observed a couple of weeks later), also there are a couple of schmalhauseneii (hybrids) closeby, also some lemon petalled etc etc all within a few metres of the plant.

Specimen 65 showing a more close up of the top section (Click over photo to enlarge)
(Photo: Bryan Yorke 12th July 2016)

Specimen 65 showing a close up of the head (Click over photo to enlarge)
(Photo: Bryan Yorke 12th July 2016)

(3rd June 2017) Update: I searched everywhere for this beauty but at the moment it is not yet showing.

These two specimens have not yet been assessed but look very interesting (Click over to enlarge)
They are very close to the main activity (Photo: Bryan Yorke 8th July 2016)

3 Little beauties - at the moment classified as straight "Atrorubens" but we know deep down that can't be!!
Photo: Bryan Yorke on 3rd June 2017 - (Click over to enlarge)

(3rd June 2017) I found these last year and they are very close (a couple of metres) from the Specimen 65 mentioned above. I was keeping a eye on them last year but sadly the deer got to them and gave them the snip! they look very interesting and time will tell. They are in a typical mixed up area which includes Schmalhauseneii hybrids, nearly Chloranthas, unusal looking helleborines and a few atrorubens with green stems, so all in all there is a good mixture in this particular area.#

a beautiful "dark" atrorubens found 7th June 2017 (Click over to enlarge)

(7th June 2017) I found this beautiful atrorubens which is probably one of the darkest I have ever come across. It was found under light canopy of shade although around the plant there were others that were green or light green.

This was a lovely plant (shown above) I found towards the end of the 2017 atrorubens flowering season. It appealed by its unique colouring especially with the red rib on the lemon petals, it gave it a very distinct look. Without doubt a "one off" as yet, I have scoured the area close by but found nothing similar.

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Although I have been watching this particular specimen for over four years it still remains unnamed for now. I guess at first look it may give you the impression it is a straight forward "classic" atrorubens and that may well be so! but for me I personally doubt it very much, I have kept my eye on this particular plant and absorbed its beauty from all arenas. Its one of those plants of which there are several where the sepal tips end in the "bell sweep" which in my opinion gives the plant such a "special" delicate look!!

The reason I have always had doubts to this particular plant being a classic "atrorubens" is in the fact that it lies entirely at the heart of a "mega mix" of activity, and surrounded by only Schmalhauseneii hybrids or by close Palans varieties with no other "classic" atrorubens in the immediate area. All the close by plants which lie within one metre are of this category (eg Schmals or Pallans) and account for up to ten plants.

The two striking populations in this area are Specimens 9 and Specimens 11 (the 9s being the Palans or light phase specimens, whilst 11s being the Schmals which will have a red flower and in these cases on a light green stems). I am of the opinion that this particular plant may somewhere in its gene pool have connections with the 11 family. Although I am clearly beginning to think that perhaps even the "Palans" varieties we are now getting would eventually be found to not be varieties but will ultimately turn out to be yet another stage of the "Schmalhauseneii" hybrid pool.

This photo shows its home and if you look to the left hand side of the cage which holds (Schmal 11b) you will see the unnamed specimen which sort of comes up from underneath the limestone slab and clings to its side.

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