We thought it disappeared forever, but it was without counting on the power of nature. The small-flowered orchid , from its name Serapias parviflora , was discovered in 1989 off the Rame Head peninsula in south-east Cornwall in the UK. But in 2009, due to poor flower and land maintenance, it was destroyed. Since this species of orchid was not found in the United Kingdom, until recently.
Serapias is a unique variety of orchid , quite rare, found on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. Small-flowered Serapias bears its name very well, since it is recognizable thanks to its tiny flowers which vary in color, from red to yellow. It is a slender, slender species that particularly likes light and grassy or sandy soils.
It was therefore a great surprise to discover that a new colony of 15 Serapias parviflora orchids had taken up residence on the rooftop of the Japanese bank Nomura, located on the banks of the Thames in London. It was ecologist Mark Patterson, who regularly comes to inspect the premises, who noticed it on June 4. Experts don't know how these orchids ended up there. For Mark Patterson, two explanations are possible:the south winds would certainly have brought seeds or they were already present in the earth used to create the green spaces on the London terrace. A lovely botanical discovery that could lead to others!
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