First week of the Native Orchid Season

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We found our first native orchids, the Fairy Slippers, the week of April 7th. The season is early here, so we were a bit surprised to find them. These are the Western Fairy Slippers, Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis.



More photos here:
Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies: First Week of the Native Orchid Season - Fairy Slippers

And some other pictures from the same week:





And another link:
Serendipity and Orchids: Spring Wildflowers at Washington Park

My apologies for not being on much. We've been too busy hiking and orchid hunting.