It is wonderful to see them grow in the wild. We were overjoyed to see Galearis spectabilis, Cypripedium Calceolus , Platanthera lacera, Spiranthes (several), etc... seem to appear out of nowhere when we began to manage our property using a 3 year, controlled burn rotation. Twelve different orchid species total were found there, after we began. Sadly, we moved.
Selmo,
Our old property, is very near to where you live. I will need to dig up the pictures. We noticed a huge improvement and a great increase in the colony size when we began doing controlled burns. The native plant society (Jefferson city/Fulton area) came on several field trips to see the orchids. My parents still own part of the land. If you want we could try to arrange an orchid walk. The terrain is rough, rocky, and somewhat steep though. The numbers are probably lower, since we have not burned the area in over 6 years. We were in the Missouri Conservationist a couple of times for the restoration work we were doing there. We had a plant species list over 300 on 48 acres.
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