Showy Ladyslippers and more from Grant Rd. (pt 1)

[cnycharles]

I learned a while back about a new spot north of here where there were showy ladyslippers. After getting new directions I decided to check it out. There were some reginae on both sides of the road, though most of them had been eaten back by deer . On the right there also were some bog candles plus some other interesting plants.

There are more pictures but I'll post them in another thread to keep the picture count down

 

[John M]

Beautiful! The reginae with the deep red pouch is really gorgeous!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Neat! Great to see the Queen in her native home.

 

[Kevin]

Nice! What are 'bog candles'? Do you mean the Platanthera dilatata?

 

[biothanasis]

Great pics!!!! The reginae has stunning colours!!! Also which Platanthera is the last one??

 

[NYEric]

Nice, maybe I should try to make another trip.

 

[SlipperFan]

Maybe I should try to grow reginae again -- I think it was too dry where I had her.

 

[fundulopanchax]

Beautiful reginae! The Platanthera are very nice specimens.

Thx!

Ron

 

[cnycharles]

yes, bog candles and swamp candles are (at least in upstate ny) platanthera dilatata. they have a wonderful fragrance, especially when the sun is full on them