A large Bee Orchid

[JamesM93]

A couple images of a very large Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) that resides next to a main road, near me. This plant stands at nearly two feet high.

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) by James Mintram, on Flickr

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) by James Mintram, on Flickr

 

[mark richards]

Wow that's really impressive, never known them to grow that big.

 

[ChrisA]

Wow that is big. Nice close up.