DEAD TWAYBLADE ORCHID

This was worry as I noticed this Twayblade spike dropping over which did not look right for a breakage. Closer inspection revealed the leaves to have died and the whole plants seems to have perished?!

Worrying.

Not familiar with any diseases that British Orchids may be vulnerable too but I will check it out at some point.

I also do not know how many had perished it is very difficult to go trudging around without ending up treading on an Orchid. Though the majority of an Orchid plant, in the British Isle, is beneath ground treading on one would not kill it but it would also not do it any favours either?! Like all those millions of seeds that would not get dispersed. Still this would only result in one or two plants from each pod if they were lucky.