platanthera grandiflora in situ (greater purple fringed orchid)

[cnycharles]

middle of june I went back to upstate ny for the weekend and planned to see many native orchids in familiar haunts. one of the first I saw was the greater purple fringed orchid and others nearby

I took and edited/uploaded a lot of pictures; most people never see this beautiful orchid and other things where it grows. so not a lot of talk, view away!

can you spot the orchid(s)?

spiranthes lucida

this is one of the few spiranthes in the world that has real
'color'

spiranthes lucida

 

[Rick]

Very cool Charles:clap:

 

[cnycharles]

thanks! there's more...

Ken hull in search of some boot sucking mud

can you spot the orchid(s)?

 

[Erythrone]

Gorgeous pics!

 

[naoki]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing! Spiranthes looks exposed, but Platanthera looks fairly shaded. Is it the case?

 

[NYEric]

Hey! Those places look familiar! Thanks for sharing.

 

[cnycharles]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing! Spiranthes looks exposed, but Platanthera looks fairly shaded. Is it the case?

lucida does grow pretty much in the open in most cases. the grandiflora can be fully in the open but there is often a little shade for the plant from the plants around it, and only when it's fully flowered does part of the plant enter full sun and just the top

 

[cnycharles]

in situ orchid site videos

http://www.cnyos.org/exdisp/video/lpurplef.mp4
site video of large purple fringed orchid day one

http://www.cnyos.org/exdisp/video/largepurple2.mp4
day 2 new flower

http://www.cnyos.org/exdisp/video/lucida2.mp4
site video of the spiranthes lucida spot

since these are direct links and not streamed from youtube, the files may take some time to load before displaying depending on your video browser

 

[SlipperFan]

Your nature walks are always amazing, Charles.

 

[abax]

Amazing and brave! I wouldn't enter a place like that without
armor and tons of bug spray. There's no way you can convince me that there aren't thousands of those tiny
deer ticks in there. I sure do appreciate that you made
the trip and the photos. I admire Ken's gear!

 

[cnycharles]

Ken is a bit overdressed he wears hip waders anywhere there is any bit of moisture so that when he kneels down to get pictures his knees won't get wet. Problem is he then sweats so much he's probably wet anyhow (and breathing pretty hard). In fens and bogs around here I've never seen a tick. Mosquitoes deer flies etc are another thing altogether

 

[abax]

He looks well prepared to me...think poison ivy as well.
Olord, deer flies! I understand about the rain suits and
it's a great way to sweat off weight. We use them in the
nursery fields when it's been raining. It's hard to decide
whether to sweat to death or just let it rain on you while
you mow. Conundrum! You're a brave man Charles.

 

[cnycharles]

Ty I guess. it's the Mosquitos that are the real pain in the backside up state and Canada (though many would say black flies are the worst)
Friend Evelyn Greene calls Mosquitos 'The Guardians of the North' ... without them she says the Park would be over-run with turrists and day campers :rollhappy:
I can have a bug shirt on but the mosquitoes can drill through it if you didn't spray it and it's against your skin

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Such delicate beauty. I love both orchids. I've seen P. grandiflora in the Appalachians many times, but never have I seen the Spiranthes - awesome yellow lip. Fantastic stuff, thanks for posting.