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Old 05-01-2016, 12:02 AM
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It is wonderful to see them grow in the wild. We were overjoyed to see Galearis spectabilis, Cypripedium Calceolus , Platanthera lacera, Spiranthes (several), etc... seem to appear out of nowhere when we began to manage our property using a 3 year, controlled burn rotation. Twelve different orchid species total were found there, after we began. Sadly, we moved.

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Our old property, is very near to where you live. I will need to dig up the pictures. We noticed a huge improvement and a great increase in the colony size when we began doing controlled burns. The native plant society (Jefferson city/Fulton area) came on several field trips to see the orchids. My parents still own part of the land. If you want we could try to arrange an orchid walk. The terrain is rough, rocky, and somewhat steep though. The numbers are probably lower, since we have not burned the area in over 6 years. We were in the Missouri Conservationist a couple of times for the restoration work we were doing there. We had a plant species list over 300 on 48 acres.
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Ooooh those are gorgeous! I love the color. Are there many growing together? Can you imagine having them in your garden just growing wild! It makes me wonder if local nurseries have them, I've never considered that before.

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You can get them on line. It has been a while, but I found a place that sold varieties of "wild" paphs (cultured in greenhouses legally) for about 35$ per plant. It was steep to me, and I really do not have an outdoor place to grow yet, so I stopped looking.
first off you have to look for Cypripediums, Hardy Terrestrial orchids, Hardy/garden ladyslippers, or Garden Orchids. There are about 35 vendors.

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Gorgeous. I keep thinking I will find some on my walks in the mountains.
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Ahh so jealous! I've always wanted to encounter wild orchids. Great find
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Absolutely beautiful. I love the Smokey Mountains. I have fallen in love with them over the last 8 years.
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