Ophrys sphegodes

Also known as: Spruner's Ophrys or Ophrys sphegodes ssp. alasiatica Ophrys sphaciotica Ophrys molisana Ophrys osmaniaca Ophrys vindelica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. amanensis Ophrys paphlagonica Ophrys x arachnitiformis ssp. cephalonica Ophrys passionis ssp. pseudoatrata Ophrys x abdita Ophrys zeusii Ophrys x arachnitiformis ssp. cilentana Ophrys transhyrcana ssp. morio Ophrys sphegodes lusus bavarica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. transhyrcana Ophrys transhyrcana ssp. paphlagonica Ophrys transhyrcana ssp. turcomanica Ophrys x paulii Ophrys sphegodes ssp. araneola Ophrys sphegodes var. atrata Ophrys sphegodes ssp. classica Ophrys sphegodes var. argentaria Ophrys sphegodes ssp. argensonensis Ophrys murgiana Ophrys mouterdeana Ophrys x jeanpertii Ophrys sphegodes ssp. aranifera Ophrys sphegodes lusus aurantiaca Ophrys sphegodes ssp. riojana Ophrys plakotiana Ophrys sphegodes nothossp. jeanpertii Ophrys sphegodes ssp. argentaria Ophrys sphegodes ssp. ausonia Ophrys sphegodes ssp. grassoana Ophrys negadensis Ophrys mammosa ssp. ciliciana Ophrys sphegodes ssp. minipassionis Ophrys mammosa ssp. parviflora Ophrys sphegodes var. araneola Ophrys zagoriana Ophrys morio Ophrys taigetica Ophrys sphegodes var. pseudospeculum Ophrys sphegodes var. sspruneriana Ophrys sphegodes ssp. maritima Ophrys pseudaranifera Ophrys transhyrcana ssp. mouterdeana Ophrys ustulata Ophrys x arachnitiformis var. passionis Ophrys poelmansiana Ophrys galactostictos Ophrys posteria Ophrys speculum nothossp. jeanpertii Ophrys minipassionis Ophrys willingii Ophrys ruppertii Ophrys maritima Ophrys riojana Ophrys renzii Ophrys pseudospeculum var. araneola Ophrys quadriloba Ophrys prespaensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. montenegrina Ophrys sphegodes lusus purpurea Ophrys sphegodes ssp. pseudospeculum Ophrys sphegodes f. pseudomuscifera Ophrys sphegodes lusus peralba Ophrys sphegodes ssp. parnassica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. herae Ophrys sphegodes ssp. oodicheila Ophrys sphegodes lusus rotulata Ophrys transhyrcana ssp. sintenisii Ophrys sphegodes ssp. majellensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. cretensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. liburnica Ophrys sphegodes f. latipetala Ophrys sphegodes ssp. janrenzii Ophrys sphegodes lusus pallescens Ophrys sphegodes var. subaesculapiana Ophrys sphegodes ssp. tommasinii Ophrys sphegodes ssp. zeusii Ophrys spruneri f. galactostictos Ophrys sphegodes ssp. tarquinia Ophrys spruneri ssp. grigoriana Ophrys sphegodes var. subtommasiniana Ophrys taurica Ophrys spruneri var. orientalis Ophrys tarquinia Ophrys sphegodes ssp. sintenisii Ophrys spruneri ssp. panormitana Ophrys sphegodes var. sicula Ophrys sphegodes lusus semilunaris Ophrys sphegodes lusus rubescens Ophrys sphegodes ssp. litigiosa Ophrys sphegodes f. subfucifera Ophrys sphegodes ssp. grammica Ophrys sphegodes var. helenae Ophrys x arachnitiformis ssp. marzuola Ophrys sphegodes ssp. hebes Ophrys sphegodes ssp. gortynia Ophrys tommasinii Ophrys tommasinii ssp. araneola Ophrys x neoschulzei Ophrys transhyrcana ssp. amanensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. gigantea Ophrys sphegodes var. garganicoides Ophrys sphegodes lusus flavescens Ophrys tommasinii ssp. litigiosa Ophrys sphegodes lusus euchlora Ophrys aranifera ssp. scolopax Ophrys aranifera h.v. explanata Ophrys aranifera ssp. apifera Ophrys aranifera ssp. arachnites Ophrys aranifera ssp. bertolonii Ophrys aranifera ssp. integra Ophrys aranifera h.f. linearis Ophrys aranifera h.v. elongata Ophrys hansreinhardii Ophrys aranifera h.v. apiculata Ophrys vitorica Ophrys aranifera h.v. fissa Ophrys sphegodes ssp. catalcana Ophrys aranifera subvar. aurita Ophrys aranifera h.v. cornuta Ophrys aranifera h.v. ciliata Ophrys aranifera h.v. arachnitiformis Ophrys aranifera ssp. philippi Ophrys aranifera h.v. sesefecundans Ophrys sphegodes ssp. grigoriana Ophrys aranifera h.v. viridiflora Ophrys aranifera h.v. trollii Ophrys aranifera h.v. rubescens Ophrys aranifera h.f. purpurata Ophrys aranifera h.v. pseudoscolopax Ophrys aranifera h.v. proxima Ophrys aranifera h.v. pallescens Ophrys aranifera h.v. intermedia Ophrys aranifera h.v. genuina Ophrys paulii Ophrys sphegodes var. transhyrcana Ophrys jeanpertii Ophrys abdita Ophrys sphegodes var. provincialis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. lycia Ophrys neoschulzei Ophrys hiulca Ophrys aranifera Ophrys alasiatica Ophrys brutia Ophrys iceliensis Ophrys janrenzii Ophrys pseudomammosa Ophrys turcomanica Ophrys panormitana Ophrys montenegrina Ophrys litigiosa Ophrys hebes Ophrys gortynia Ophrys epirotica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. lunulata Ophrys sphegodes ssp. mammosa Ophrys sphegodes ssp. sipontensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. praecox Ophrys cephalonica Ophrys aesculapii Ophrys sphegodes ssp. aveyronensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. atrata Ophrys sphegodes ssp. sphegodes Ophrys cretensis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. panormitana Ophrys fuciflora ssp. exaltata Ophrys sphegodes ssp. helenae Ophrys sphegodes ssp. Garganica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. epirotica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. cephalonica Ophrys sphegodes ssp. passionis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. spruneri Ophrys mammosa ssp. amanensis Ophrys mammosa ssp. mammosa Ophrys mammosa ssp. transhycana Ophrys sphecodes ssp. sphecodes Ophrys sphecodes h.v. spruneri Ophrys sphegodes ssp. litiglosa Ophrys panormitana var. praecox Ophrys holoserica ssp. exaltata Ophrys transhyrcana Ophrys sintenisii Ophrys atrata Ophrys sphegodes ssp. gardanica Ophrys panormitana ssp. praecox Ophrys amanensis Ophrys caucasica Ophrys grammica Ophrys herae Ophrys leucophthalma Ophrys camusii Arachnites fuciflorus var. panormitanus Arachnites fuciflorus var. ambiguus Arachnites aranifer Arachnites lunulatus Ophrys spruneri Ophrys mammosa Ophrys incubacea Arachnites atratus Ophrys helenae Ophrys aveyronensis Ophrys exaltata ssp. arachnithiformis Ophrys sphegodes ssp. sicula Ophrys sphegodes ssp. provincialis Ophrys argentaria Ophrys sphegodes ssp. aesculapii Ophrys garganica Ophrys exaltata Ophrys passionis Ophrys lunulata Ophrys praecox Ophrys provincialis Ophrys sipontensis Ophrys lycia Ophrys araneola Ophrys archipelagi ssp. cephalonica Ophrys passionis ssp. castri-caesaris Ophrys incubacea var. dianensis Ophrys knossia Ophrys insectifera var. arachnites Ophrys hystera Ophrys adonidis Ophrys ciliciana Ophrys incubacea ssp. castri-caesaris Ophrys albanica Ophrys ferrum-equinum var. aeginensis Ophrys amanensis ssp. iceliensis Ophrys chaonica Ophrys exaltata f. toscanensis Ophrys araneola ssp. incantata Ophrys exaltata ssp. marzuola Ophrys exaltata ssp. panormitana Ophrys exaltata ssp. sicula Ophrys gravinensis Ophrys herae ssp. osmaniaca Ophrys illyrica Ophrys amanensis ssp. antalyensis Ophrys incubacea ssp. garganica Ophrys exaltata var. ambigua Ophrys exaltata f. egibossa Ophrys incantata Ophrys aranifera ssp. panormitana Ophrys aesculapii ssp. pseudoaraneifera Ophrys incubacea ssp. brutia Ophrys liburnica Ophrys exaltata ssp. cephalonica Ophrys antalyensis Ophrys grammica ssp. knossia Ophrys fuchsii Ophrys aranifera f. valdecornuta Ophrys aranifera var. vierhapperi Ophrys aranifera var. virescens Ophrys aranifera f. viridiflora Ophrys mammosa var. boissieri Ophrys argensonensis Ophrys aranifera ssp. praecox Ophrys fucifera Ophrys aranifera var. tommasinii Ophrys insectifera var. proxima Ophrys mammosa ssp. caucasica Ophrys mammosa ssp. cyclocheila Ophrys arachnites var. exaltata Ophrys araneola ssp. cretensis Ophrys ferrum-equinum ssp. spruneri Ophrys cretensis ssp. samica Ophrys aranifera f. semilunaris Ophrys aranifera f. pseudomuscifera Ophrys majellensis Ophrys aranifera f. purpurea Ophrys aranifera var. quadriloba Ophrys aranifera ssp. renzii Ophrys aranifera var. rotulata Ophrys aranifera ssp. transhyrcana Ophrys cilentana Ophrys aranifera ssp. tommasinii Ophrys caucasica ssp. cyclocheila Ophrys aranifera f. subfucifera Ophrys caloptera Ophrys aranifera f. taurica Ophrys aranifera ssp. taurica Ophrys aranifera var. taurica Ophrys insectifera var. virescens Ophrys aranifera var. rubriflora Ophrys mammosa ssp. posteria Ophrys insectifera ssp. aranifera Ophrys mammosa ssp. leucophthalma Ophrys mammosa ssp. macedonica Ophrys doerfleri ssp. mouterdeana Ophrys mammosa ssp. mouterdeana Ophrys insectifera subvar. ciliata Ophrys herae ssp. janrenzii Ophrys insectifera subvar. pallescens Ophrys crucigera Ophrys insectifera subvar. rubescens Ophrys mammosa ssp. serotina Ophrys hebes var. negadensis Ophrys mammosa ssp. transhyrcana Ophrys mammosa ssp. ustulata Ophrys grigoriana Ophrys mammosa ssp. vierhapperi Ophrys biceratia Ophrys cyclocheila Ophrys aranifera f. squalida Ophrys atrata var. incubacea Ophrys insectifera var. fissa Ophrys mammosa f. falsomammosa Ophrys ausonia Ophrys delphica Ophrys insectifera var. elongata Ophrys pseudoatrata Ophrys mammosa ssp. epirotica Ophrys cyanogramma Ophrys hittitica Ophrys mammosa ssp. falsomammosa Ophrys mammosa ssp. gortynia Ophrys mammosa ssp. grammica Ophrys herae f. janrenzii Ophrys mammosa ssp. janrenzii Ophrys delmeziana Ophrys aranifera ssp. atrata Ophrys aranifera var. euchlora Ophrys garganica ssp. caloptera Ophrys aranifera ssp. aesculapii Ophrys aranifera f. alsatica Ophrys aranifera var. ambigua Ophrys passionis ssp. majellensis Ophrys aranifera var. araneola Ophrys araneola ssp. tommasinii Ophrys aranifera var. subfucifera Ophrys garganica ssp. castri-caesaris Ophrys aranifera f. peralba Ophrys aranifera var. aurantiaca Ophrys aranifera subvar. bavarica Ophrys aranifera ssp. boissieri Ophrys aranifera var. boissieri Ophrys aranifera f. elongata Ophrys aranifera f. epirotica Ophrys aranifera ssp. araneola Ophrys incubacea var. fucifera Myodium araniferum Ophrys garganica ssp. sipontensis Ophrys garganica ssp. pseudoatrata Ophrys garganica ssp. passionis Ophrys passionis ssp. garganica Ophrys garganica ssp. majellensis Ophrys passionis var. garganica Ophrys araneola ssp. virescens Ophrys incubacea ssp. pacensis Ophrys aranifera var. atrata Ophrys incubacea var. rubriflora Ophrys incubacea var. septentrionalis Ophrys araneola ssp. argentaria Ophrys araneola ssp. ausonia Ophrys aranifera race litigiosa Ophrys araneola ssp. illyrica Ophrys araneola ssp. quadriloba Ophrys incubacea ssp. ionica Ophrys aranifera ssp. macedonica Ophrys aranifera f. hymettii Ophrys aranifera ssp. incubacea Ophrys aranifera f. istriaca Ophrys aranifera var. limbata Ophrys aranifera ssp. litigiosa Ophrys classica Ophrys aranifera ssp. helenae Ophrys aranifera var. lunulata Ophrys aranifera f. latipetala Ophrys aranifera ssp. mammosa Ophrys aranifera var. mammosa Ophrys macedonica Ophrys aranifera f. ocellata Ophrys aranifera f. oodicheila Ophrys aranifera var. panormitana Ophrys ligustica Ophrys aranifera ssp. lunulata Ophrys aranifera var. fucifera Ophrys aranifera ssp. fuchsii Ophrys aranifera ssp. exaltata Ophrys aranifera var. gigantea Ophrys galeopsidea Ophrys aranifera var. fuchsii Ophrys aranifera ssp. gigantea in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Austria Bulgaria Corsica - France Cyprus Germany Greece Hungary Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Portugal Romania Sardinia - Italy Sicily - Italy Spain Switzerland Turkey Turkmenistan

General Information

Spruner's Ophrys is a miniature to medium sized cold to cool growing terrestrial orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Austria, Bulgaria, France, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Portugal, Romania, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. It is named after the Bavarian Botanist in the 19th century.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring

Care Notes

These orchids grow on the forest floor so are used to rich soil containing plenty of organic matter that is always moist (but not always wet), and prefer constant conditions in terms of humidity, temperature and water supply. They may not be as forgiving as epiphytes in regards to sudden changes in growing conditions so it is wise to ease them into new conditions over a the space of a few days, and repot as infrequently as possible.

Keep an eye on the plants condition regularly as they can decline suddenly if the conditions are not just right. It is more important to keep water supply constant rather than frequent - overwatering often causes rot which can quickly set in, especially in warmer conditions.

These can be grown in shady, moist areas in the garden, supplied they have protection from abrupt changes caused by the elements, e.g. dry winds, frost etc. Being grown around companion plants such as ferns and bromeliads will help build and retain the humidity they require throughout the year.

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.

Potting

These plants can be sensitive to repotting though should not require repotting regularly. Repotting should be done when the mix has broken down to the point that it doesn't absorb water or holds onto water for far too long, usually the plant shows a decline in growth as well.

The mix should be free draining, with a blend of 30% inorganic ingredients such as coarse sand, gravel or perlite, mixed in with about 70% organic ingredients such as peat, leaf litter or decomposed bark. Avoid commercial potting mixes as they can vary wildly and may contain "wetting agents" that can hold onto water for loo long, causing rotting and stunted growth.