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  1. grady

    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    Hi Michael, In Spokane, you're just a few hours away. I have this sinking feeling we'll be here for the coming winter so by all means come! What was the environment where you found the slipper? Public or private lands? Forested? If forested, do you remember anything about the forest's...
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    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    I thin in favor of the pine because they are more tolerant of the limited rainfall we get here and can survive drought conditions better than the fir. During the past 10 years there has been a steady die-off of firs in my area due to drought and near-drought conditions; the pines are weathering...
  3. grady

    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    I have thought of that for years, Charles: what do to with the property when we're gone. Our kids (we're 65) don't want to live here (too remote from the big city) - they'd just sell it if they inherited it. Regarding your idea that a conservation group take it over, the only one that came to...
  4. grady

    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    When we listed our home for sale I decided that keeping our little secret hidden from the public was no longer needed because I wanted to mention the lovely orchids that grow here, and of course the real estate listing states our physical address. So, if anyone here would like to see the plants...
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    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    Thanks for your kind thoughts. I have lived here 26 years and have grown deep roots; uprooting and moving may not happen this year as we've put a premium price on our home (my wife, Joy, refuses to settle for less). And, wouldn't you know it, just like last year, I thought I had made my last...
  6. grady

    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    Well, Dido, you're welcome to see ours anytime! In the fasciculatum's location info, I should have written "north-facing" instead of south-facing. All the south-facing property nearby is on the south side of the 500-foot tall butte whose northwest flank is part of our property. Over there...
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    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    Hi Charles, Thanks for the "bump". Here is the progress: Cypripedium Montanum report, final count May 20, 2014 Compared with final count of 2013 which occurred on May 17, 2013 Overall, the population increased from 2013 as follows: 2013 shoots: 196; 2014: 227; increase of 31 2013...
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    Cypripedium montanum - Clump T growth photos

    I can no longer edit the original post for this clump, so the latest image appears here:
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    Cypripedium montanum - Clump E growth photos

    I can no longer edit the original post for this clump, so here is the latest image for this clump:
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    Cypripedium montanum - Clump G growth photos

    I can no longer edit the original post, so the latest photo of this clump will appear here:
  11. grady

    cyp montanum - seed caps & more

    Thanks to all for your valuable feedback on this post. As a result of further soul-searching, I've decided to not sell living plants right now. Maybe in a year or two, after I've discovered if this population is increasing or decreasing, and after I find what effect my neighbor's forest...
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    Cypripedium montanum - possible seedlings

    If you're referring to the seed, then yes, the link I posted has a link to the seed assay which has photos of the seed. Here is a direct link: http://troymeyers.com/direct/?067707 If you're referring to the plants and flowers, then yes, I have posted numerous photos here on this forum of both.
  13. grady

    Cypripedium montanum - possible seedlings

    The Troy Meyers Conservancy is currently attempting to germinate seed from my plants. Their web page for this seed is: https://lab.troymeyers.com/flasking/item.php?kind=flask&id=TN7707
  14. grady

    cyp montanum - seed caps & more

    Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Leo. I think you're right: best to wait a few years before selling living plants (and maybe not at all). But getting the seed out there feels so right; that's why I contacted Troy Meyers early last spring. Here is a link to their assay of the seed I sent...
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    cyp montanum - seed caps & more

    Yes, but planting anything in this country needs water for the first couple years. Fast-growing trees need even more water. This location is about 600' from the closest available hydrant, and that's a lot of hose! The removal of the neighbor's forest will affect directly about 10 clumps of...
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