In a wood local to me in South Norfolk at this time of the year you can find a small colony of Early Purple Orchids which because of the location usually remain undisturbed and provide a fantastic display. As their name suggests they are amongst the first orchids to come into flower at around the same time as the Bluebells and always remind me that the warmer days of spring are here. They are also variable in flower colour between purple and the much more unusual white, and leaf pattern between heavily spotted and plain green. Two examples of the variation in foliage are shown below.
As I mentioned the flower colour also varies and examples can be seen here ranging from the purple through to a lightly tinted pink and finally to the unusual white.
The different flower colours can be found growing side by side as seen below with a selection of other pictures taken in the last week.
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