Orchis pallens, the Pale Orchid, is beginning to fade now, but still beautiful as you can see.
Many other orchids start to flower:
O. pallens' sister Orchis mascula, the Early Purple Orchid:
Ophrys sphegodes, the Early Spider Orchid, also already in her zenith:
and her hybrid with O. insectifera:
Orchis purpurea:
Orchis militaris:
and their hybrid Orchis purpurea x Orchis militaris:
Also the next pic shows a hybrid, Neotinea ustulata x Neotinea tridentata:
This is one of her parents, Neotinea ustulata:
This is not an orchid, but a beautiful little plant I found in the orchids company - Paris quadrifolia, true lovers knot:
