I tried to talk Marie out of going. I knew we would see cool plants and things in the swamp. But it is early morning, wet and cold outside. Marie said we should just go. So we are going to the swamp!
What a great day it was!! We found our first wild orchid of the year! Right there in the swamp - the cold, wet, rainy, gray swamp!
Small Yellow Lady's Slipper
I'm so glad we went!
3 comments:
That's beautiful! And interesting. I never knew lady's slippers would grow in such a wet area!
What a pretty orchid on a cold and rainy day!
Hi Allen, Another blogger, Stormhorn (Bob) told us where to find one of these orchids several years ago. We did find it in 2012, in a swamp.
Finding them this time was totally unexpected! We have wandered these swampy woods before, finding all sorts of spring wildflowers. Maybe we were just a bit later in the season than other years.
We found three separate clumps of the orchids, growing with Skunk Cabbage, Miterwort, Bellwort, Trillium, Swamp Saxifrage!
Chris
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