Bee Orchid

Description:

A small orchid, the Bee Orchid has a rosette of leaves at ground level and two leaves that grow up the stem as a sheath. The stem displays a number of relatively large flowers with pink sepals that look like wings and furry, brown lips that have yellow markings just like a bee.

Habitat:

Found throughout the UK, although scarce in the north.

Notes:

We found this Bee Orchid growing in the Isle of Wight Zoo close to where we were working. We decided to make a sign so that visitors can see it and animal keepers don't step on it!