some more ladyslippers plus a few other non-slipper native orchids from
labrador hollow state unique area, ny state central ny. I had found only one
clump with maybe a dozen plants in the area near the heartleaf twayblades
and early coralroots, but met up with orchid club member karl frost who
lives around the corner; he said there were 'more' further out from the first
spot, so had to investigate. turns out there were nearly a thousand flowers
all told spread out and in large clumps in that general area maybe within a
100 plus yard radius. my nose was too stuffed to tell what the fragrance
may have been
these two clumps were the furthest out; front group had 35 open flowers and the back one had 30. flowers were just packed together!
I think the plant over the top is sheep or bog laurel or something like that
a few of the clusters had old seed pods still showing on the ends of old stems
a typical view showing layers of flowers visible through the brush
one of the lightest clumps of flowers, had barely a little red pigment on the ends of some of the sepals
just six feet away from one of the clumps with the lightest flowers was this flower with the darkest pigment and the twistiest sepals
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also some heartleaf twayblade from labrador hollow. they aren't as large here as I've seen up at ferd's bog inlet ny but they are very numerous and both red and green 'forms'. these will start popping out beginning of may no matter how cold it is, unless obviously it is below freezing and there is still snow there. but if no snow then they seem oblivious to the temperature
one was growing right up against a paperbark birch
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and finally some early coral root at labrador hollow. the numbers of these go up and down dramatically depending on the water table
labrador hollow state unique area, ny state central ny. I had found only one
clump with maybe a dozen plants in the area near the heartleaf twayblades
and early coralroots, but met up with orchid club member karl frost who
lives around the corner; he said there were 'more' further out from the first
spot, so had to investigate. turns out there were nearly a thousand flowers
all told spread out and in large clumps in that general area maybe within a
100 plus yard radius. my nose was too stuffed to tell what the fragrance
may have been
these two clumps were the furthest out; front group had 35 open flowers and the back one had 30. flowers were just packed together!
I think the plant over the top is sheep or bog laurel or something like that
a few of the clusters had old seed pods still showing on the ends of old stems
a typical view showing layers of flowers visible through the brush
one of the lightest clumps of flowers, had barely a little red pigment on the ends of some of the sepals
just six feet away from one of the clumps with the lightest flowers was this flower with the darkest pigment and the twistiest sepals
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also some heartleaf twayblade from labrador hollow. they aren't as large here as I've seen up at ferd's bog inlet ny but they are very numerous and both red and green 'forms'. these will start popping out beginning of may no matter how cold it is, unless obviously it is below freezing and there is still snow there. but if no snow then they seem oblivious to the temperature
one was growing right up against a paperbark birch
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and finally some early coral root at labrador hollow. the numbers of these go up and down dramatically depending on the water table
