Eastern Cordillera schlimii "Dumbo".

[eteson]

Probably this plant is the last one from a very small population.

They were growing in the roadside in a very small population of less than ten plants. The mainteinance works destroyed all them with a lawn mower. This plant was rescued by a friend and sent to me few months ago and it is growing very fine by now. It is a very vigorous plant and the flowers are very interesting with almost white petals. The flower is bigger than a regular schlimii and it branches!
We made a self to see if we can restore some plants to the original site in the future.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Good save. Maybe some progeny will pop up from the seed bank.

 

[SlipperFan]

Very lovely. What a horror that so many were destroyed, but it is great you saved this one.

 

[tomkalina]

Very nice.

 

[Migrant13]

Good rescue. Hope you can get some back into the wild in the future.

 

[Hien]

with a lawn mower !!!
Only in a country of orchid plenty would someone think of these lovely flowers as weeds and mow them down

 

[trdyl]

Great save!

It is a good one as well.

 

[eaborne]

Looks nice!

 

[Kawarthapine]

Well done.

I have the same problem up my way.

Populations of little and big yellow lady slippers are at the mercy of over zealous hydro crews.

Thankfully, many plant still thrive amongst a nearby patch of poison ivey...I guess the workers are afraid of plants that can fight back!

 

[abax]

Good for you! It's a lovely flower and well worth saving.
This kind of mowing and using herbicides when the crews
don't even know what's there drives me crazy. It happens
here as well.

 

[MaryPientka]

wow! Beautiful!

 

[Hamlet]

Beautiful. At least you could save this one.

 

[Erythrone]

Congrats for the rescue...!! Just hope someday we will learn to manage roadside without cutting everything!

 

[NYEric]

Good save, good luck.

with a lawn mower !!!
Only in a country of orchid plenty would someone think of these lovely flowers as weeds and mow them down

Buy a copy of Orchid Fever.

 

[Achamore]

Amazing, so great to see this schlimii..!

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice and interesting colouration!

 

[JeanLux]

Bravo, such a lovely flower!!!! Jean

 

[17andgrowing]

Great save!

 

[Ozpaph]

well done

 

[SlipperKing]

Yes, well done. Even if the plants were mowed wouldn't they still grow back from the stump/ cut stalk?