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Orchis is the orchid genus that gave its name to the whole family, Orchidaceae. The term "Orchis" derives from the Greek όρχις, meaning "testicle", and refers to the appearance of the two subterranean tubers (in German, Orchis is called Knabenkraut, meaning "Boy Herb").
Orchis species are native to Europe and parts of Asia and Northern Africa. Some species feature rather peculiar flowers that look like little monkeys, with "arms" and "legs" and a "tail", as well, for example Orchis simia (the Monkey Orchid) and Orchis italica - the one in this picture.
Full size view, please, and have a closer look - then you can see those little faces!
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Peekaboo))) Orchids are unique flowers. Great shot!
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Wow, sehr interessante und kraftvolle Blüte.
Manche Teile erinnern mich an Gesichter (Männchen) und manche an Frösche.
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very nicely shot!!
how close or zoomed were you when you took the shot??
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Thank you very much!
I took this shot with my Tamron lens with a focus of 270 mm. The distance to the flowers was about 50 cm.
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I love reading your decriptions Kevin and, of course, seeing the photos.
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That is so awesome,they do look like little monkeys!!
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Have never seen this type of orchid! Thanks for the introduction, Kevin!
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I see some tiny little faces peaking out from inside the orchids. Very cool.
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Do you mean the pictures or the orchids, Edie?
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the orchids.....never seen them so bunched together. One of my orchids had dropped all its flowers and 9 blooms left on the other one. Are they hard to grow back?
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Oh, many of the wild orchids in Europe (and in North America as well) look similar to this Orchis.
Hm, for many orchids species, it's really kinda problem to get new flowers, for others, however, it is not - it depends on the variety of orchid you grow.
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I have the one that starts with a ph...lol........its the most common one
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Phalaenopsis? They are fairly easy, don't worry!
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thats it.......ok then I will not toss the twig
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ok how long should i give it lol
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Well, if a Phal is in an ideal condition, it'll be blooming almost all the year long, with only two or three months without flowers.
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ok we shall see......ill let you know
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Thank you very much, dear Bianca!
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Beautiful colors!!
Very amazing capture, my dear!!
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Thank you so much, my dear Nataly!
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You could also imagine it being a creature of the coral reef!
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Thank you very much, Alec! 
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Awesome capture. Beautiful colors, my dear friend!
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Thank you so much, my dear Mermaid!
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Such a pleasure, and enormous honor to be your friend dear Kevin!
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Thank you so much, dear Linley!
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oh really.... i dont own any orchids but i have seen some amazing ones too Kevin
u are so welcome anytime!
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Aww, thank you so much!
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I like them very much, with this special appearance.
Thank you very much, Gloria!
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