On one of my rare days off before our national holiday (independence day), I got together with some native orchid hunting buddies and took a field trip around central ny. we found tons of orchids and even some very nice carnivorous plants! Because of the large amount of rainfall this spring, many of the orchids and c.p.'s were found in very large numbers! the first bog we went to had the largest number of flowering pitcher plants, and we found both round and narrow-leaved sundew. also were found the most rose pogonias that we've ever seen at this one site, at least four times the usual amount and in spots we'd not seen it before. since it had been so cool and rainy, some of the earlier orchids like southern twayblade were still in evidence with very nice flowers to be seen, even though some had opened and empty seed pods behind the flowers
a persistent (very long-lasting) southern twayblade. in most of the country, southern twayblades grow in rich, moist woods. here in upstate ny these orchids defy convention and grow in floating sphagnum, usually only one or two certain species that are fairly reddish in color
right side of the bog, most pitcher plant flowers we've ever seen!
a nice southern twayblade, some of the seed pods have opened, but most of the flowers are still nice
a beautiful rose pogonia. at this site, the plants/flowers can be up to three times as large as most other locations. often you can find them that will have two or three flowers opening in succession, but at this site you will only ever find one flower on a stem
a different section of the bog where you can see northern white fringed orchids starting to bloom
matt and ken tiptoeing through the bog mat trying to find/not step on, southern twayblades (along with all the sundew and pitcher plants)
a nice cluster of grass pinks (pogonia ophiolglossoides var. ophioglossoides). as a rule of thumb, the smaller the orchid, the larger the latin name lol
a nice cluster of southern twayblades amidst pitcher plants
two carnivorous species living (peacefully) side-by-side (note the fly floating in the water inside the front pitcher plant)
rose pogonia growing at base of stunted tamarack. the pink dots in the background are all rose pogonias
closeup of some very nice grass pinks
this is a wonderful spot. this year's orchids were the most amazing i've seen since i've visited here, and I wish I were truly able to do it justice by having more/better/larger pictures! one of the nicest bogs in upstate ny
more trip pictures will follow in 'part two' thread
a persistent (very long-lasting) southern twayblade. in most of the country, southern twayblades grow in rich, moist woods. here in upstate ny these orchids defy convention and grow in floating sphagnum, usually only one or two certain species that are fairly reddish in color
right side of the bog, most pitcher plant flowers we've ever seen!
a nice southern twayblade, some of the seed pods have opened, but most of the flowers are still nice
a beautiful rose pogonia. at this site, the plants/flowers can be up to three times as large as most other locations. often you can find them that will have two or three flowers opening in succession, but at this site you will only ever find one flower on a stem
a different section of the bog where you can see northern white fringed orchids starting to bloom
matt and ken tiptoeing through the bog mat trying to find/not step on, southern twayblades (along with all the sundew and pitcher plants)
a nice cluster of grass pinks (pogonia ophiolglossoides var. ophioglossoides). as a rule of thumb, the smaller the orchid, the larger the latin name lol
a nice cluster of southern twayblades amidst pitcher plants
two carnivorous species living (peacefully) side-by-side (note the fly floating in the water inside the front pitcher plant)
rose pogonia growing at base of stunted tamarack. the pink dots in the background are all rose pogonias
closeup of some very nice grass pinks
this is a wonderful spot. this year's orchids were the most amazing i've seen since i've visited here, and I wish I were truly able to do it justice by having more/better/larger pictures! one of the nicest bogs in upstate ny
more trip pictures will follow in 'part two' thread
