Ophrys argolica

Ophrys argolica is a plant of the family Orchidaceae, a native of Greece.

Distribution

Plant is found in the open pine forest and grasslands of Greece 0 to 1300 meters in elevation.

Description

Plant blooms in spring with 3.2cm flowers. Flowers are pollinated by bees.

Culture

Plants prefer well-drained low-fertility soils and areas with medium amounts of light. Orphrys argolica is cool to cold growing. Plants are very sensitive to the addition of fertilizers or fungicides and transplanting because it kills symbiotic fungus. The plant is usually propagated through seed culture. This species is cool to cold growing. Divide plant when flower fades.

Varieties

Image	Name	Description
	Ophrys argolica ssp. elegans	Lip is magenta with white streaks patterns, sepals and petals are pink
	Ophrys argolica ssp. lesbis	Lip is brown with pink patch, sepals and petals are pink
	Ophrys argolica ssp. lucis (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. 2002	Lip is brown with a yellow edge, sepals is white with a green streak and petals are pink
	Ophrys argolica variant	Lip is magenta with a fringed brown edge, sepals and petals are pink
	Ophrys argolica variant	Lip is magenta with a fringed white edge and two spots with patterns, sepals and petals are pink
	Ophrys argolica variant	Lip is brown with a yellow edge and a blue spots with, sepals and petals are pink

Naming

Ophrys argolica in habitat

Common Name:The Argolic Ophyrs

Synonyms

1. Ophrys aegaea Kalteisen & H.R. Reinhard 1987
2. Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh 2002
3. Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans (Renz) E.Nelson 1962
4. Ophrys argolica subsp. lesbis (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh 2002
5. Ophrys elegans (Renz) H.Baumann & Künkele 1981
6. Ophrys ferrum-equinum ssp. argolica (H. Fleischmann) Sóó
7. Ophrys gottfriediana subsp. elegans Renz 1928
8. Ophrys lesbis Gölz & H.R.Reinhard 1989