Ophrys apifera - 'Bee' orchid

Model 3576

Botanical rarities

The orchids in this category are extremely rare botanical varieties. Some of them are delicate plants that are less tolerant than the orchids in the 'Easy Garden' category. They are more suitable for a connoisseur audience...

Ophrys apifera, known as the bee orchid, is a wild European orchid of 20-40 cm in height native to temperate regions from the Atlantic to the Caucasus.

This species is usually found in full light or semi-shade, on mainly limestone soils, in lawns, scrubland, scrub, light woods, low meadows, rocky outcrops, embankments, dunes at roadsides as well. On the other hand, it is not found above 1000 metres above sea level.

Ophrys are dormant in summer and begin to develop in autumn; no vegetation is usually visible during the summer.

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Ophrys apifera - 'Bee' orchid
Botanical rarities
The orchids in this category are extremely rare botanical varieties. Some of them are delicate plants that are less tolerant than the orchids in the 'Easy Garden' category. They are more suitable for a connoisseur audience...
Ophrys apifera, known as the bee orchid, is a wild European orchid of 20-40 cm in height native to temperate regions from the Atlantic to the Caucasus.
This species is usually found in full light or semi-shade, on mainly limestone soils, in lawns, scrubland, scrub, light woods, low meadows, rocky outcrops, embankments, dunes at roadsides as well. On the other hand, it is not found above 1000 metres above sea level.
Ophrys are dormant in summer and begin to develop in autumn; no vegetation is usually visible during the summer.
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Data sheet

Range	Collection Garden
Color	White, Brown, Pink-mauve
Flowering	May, June
Height	20-40 cm
Exposure	Sun, Semi-shade
Hardiness	Hardy (-20°C)
Presentation	1 liter container, flowering size plant, 1-2 shoots