Cypripedium acaule in my backyard
 

I went for a walk in the woods behind my house and had to run back for my camera- the pink lady's slippers are in bloom.

WOW! nice find! bet you were excited !?
thanks for running back for your camera, and sharing pix with us!

Your back yard??? You are so fortunate. That's is beautiful. I can just picture you on the ground snapping away LOL

You are one lucky woman!

That is just soo cool Connie ......I am green with envy

They grow under pines, so now I have pine pitch on my clothes in my hair- but who cares?:rofl:

These are wonderful, Connie. Would love to see and photograph them.

jrodpad had a similar experience today too!
Posted under Orchids in the Wild "Lady Slipper Explosion"
Sounds and looks like you could be in the same neighborhood!
Nice pics BTW!

Judi

Went for a longer walk today with a friend who is knowledgeable about wild flowers and look what else we found.. Showy orchis

How wonderful! Those are really beautiful!

Connie,

Great pics. Any idea what the second group of orchids are?

Thanks for sharing!

- J

They are Showy Orchis. Much smaller than the Lady's Slippers, but so delicate and beautiful. To take those photos, I lay down in the mud, proving once again that I am truly crazy.:rofl:

Wow, great to see pics of these things in the wild.

I don't think you are crazy to lay down trying to get the pics... I did much the same when I saw Dactylorhiza in the wild.

I went for another walk today and found another group of lady's slippers, this time closer to the house. If they get any closer, they'll be growing on the deck!

Fantastic! How lucky that you have these growing so close to home. I just went on my first "orchid in situ hunt" today with OB member musicloveranthony. We saw many clumps of Cyp candidum. It was hot and humid. We were sweating like crazy but I loved every minute of it and took lots of photos. Can't wait to do it again!