Ophrys sphegodes
L'orchidea ragno precoce ha un labello arrotondato marrone vellutato marcato con un pattern variabile a forma di H o X, che imita un'ape femmina. Ophrys sphegodes è una terrestre tubulosa che ama il fresco di pascoli calcarei, fiorendo in primavera precoce.
Guida alla cura
Luce
Bright, open position with sun; these are hardy Mediterranean terrestrial 'bee orchids' of open grassland. Good light in the growing season is essential.
Acqua
Winter-growing: keep just moist from autumn through spring while in leaf and flower, then keep DRY during summer dormancy when the tuber rests underground.
Substrato
Very free-draining, gritty, alkaline (limestone-based) substrate. Summer wet rots the dormant tubers.
Temperatura e umidità
Cool Mediterranean conditions; tolerates cold when dormant but dislikes summer wet. Airy, dry summer rest.
Concimazione
Feed very sparingly, if at all; these terrestrials and their mycorrhizal partners dislike rich conditions.
Potatura
Let foliage die back into summer dormancy. Do not disturb the tubers. Non-toxic; protected in the wild — use only nursery-propagated plants.