I made a visit to Cyprus in mid March with Bob Gibbons FRPS with the aim of photographing the wild Orchids and other wild flowers of that country. We found about 25 species of orchids in flower, and below is a selection of the species we found.

 

All pictures are Copyright of Richard Revels FRPS

 

 

Yellow Ophrys Ophrys melena.

 

Orphys israelitica

 

Orphrys iricolor Rainbow Ophrys

 

Ophrys flavomarginata

 

Ophrys bormuelleri

 

 

Ophrys sintenisii.

 

Ophrys sintenisii with aberrant lip markins.

 

Ophrys attica Mt. Carmel Ophrys orchid.

 

Ophrys argolica Eyed Bee Orchid.

 

 

Ophrys kotschyi Kotschy's Orchid, this is one of several endemic orchids that was found.

 

Ophrys levantina Spider Orchid.

 

Ophrys levantina aberrant form.

 

Ophrys mammosa a very common orchid.

Giant Orchid close up, Barlia robertianal.

 

Green-winged Orchid Orchis syriaca

 

 

Dactylorhiza romana Roman Orchid.

 

 

Dense-flowered Orchids Neotinea maculata

 

Naked-man Orchid Orchis italica.