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Post by snowmom on Jun 7, 2014 5:57:50 GMT -5
We went for a walk on Norway Ridge trails near Alpena mi and came upon a huge cluster of these lady slipper orchids. there were at least 50 count in an approx. 10x12 ft area on a little rise near the trail. spectacular! I came out with my camera the next day to photo them and found that the site had been trampled and most of the orchids collected. Strictly against the law. There were still a few to take a picture of and I managed to snap a few photos in spite of my disappointment and disgust and the helicopter sized thousands of mosquitoes trying to lift me up and carry me off. Living here is like living in a calendar or a post card. everywhere you turn there is natural beauty. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 7:00:22 GMT -5
People are way too good at destroying beauty especially if it is something they can carry off. Me, Me, Me mentality and to hell with everyone else.
Jim
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Post by jamesp on Jun 7, 2014 8:33:43 GMT -5
We have lady slippers under the pines here in Georgia snowmom. But they are rare. My wife has another name for them. I will let your imagination do the rest.
Poachers dig those rare and very slow to establish orchids Jim. It is a crime in that the bacteria in the soil is mandatory for them to survive. And digging them
usually kills the bacteria. best left alone.
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Post by 150FromFundy on Jun 8, 2014 4:33:14 GMT -5
Against the law to harvest/transplant here as well. They will rarely survive the move. We also have a yellow variety. Nice to run across them in the woods.
Darryl.
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Post by snowmom on Jun 8, 2014 5:35:15 GMT -5
I haven't seen yellow here, but if you look closely at the pic almost center to the right of the largest lady slipper in the foreground, there is a tiny fuchsia colored flower that I think is also some sort of orchid. similar construction of the orchid flower with those sepal type fake petals that look like wings at the side of the plant. The throat bottom is tube like and white. They are only about 3 or 4 inches tall. I don't know wildflowers of this area, it could be something completely different (not an orchid). I had never seen those before.
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Post by snowmom on Jun 8, 2014 5:38:59 GMT -5
James P, LOL, flowers are sex organs, after all, right?
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Post by droseraguy on Jun 8, 2014 5:46:43 GMT -5
I used to know a guy that found a patch of the slippers S of I 80 and W of Rt 30. He collected the seed , tissue cultured it out to grow them and replanted the kids around the same areas. Totally cool and a ton of work for him but they are so rare it can only help their survival. Cool beans !
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 8, 2014 6:11:19 GMT -5
Snowmom, we have the yellow ones here too.
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Post by garock on Jun 8, 2014 7:58:12 GMT -5
I use to have these on my property here in Carrollton GA. The over growth, I reckon, shaded out them out and the are gone now. They were very beautiful ! Always looked forward to spring to watch them bloom out !
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Post by snowmom on Jun 8, 2014 14:54:26 GMT -5
went to the lake at Rockport this morning and saw lots of those yellow slippers on the way. So much beauty!
there were a few wild columbine (red!) too, promises of things to come for the next week or so. Now to go back to
oqueoc falls and see if the columbine there is coming on, too. That will be a sight to see!
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