Not as spectacular as the pink or yellow slippers, but to my mind the most beautiful of them all is the Mountain lady's Slipper, Cypripedium montanum. These were photographed on a hillside near the town of Dunster, British Columbia.
Boy Ron, All these beautiful pictures you have been posting of your Rockies trip are great. It's so nice to see these beauties in situ. I, for one, really appreciate the chance to see them. Makes me want to hop in the car and go west!
Boy Ron, All these beautiful pictures you have been posting of your Rockies trip are great. It's so nice to see these beauties in situ. I, for one, really appreciate the chance to see them. Makes me want to hop in the car and go west!
thanks, Bill
You should! The Rockies are beautiful from one end to the other, but the area we were in is special.
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Ron Hanko
"Orchids are universally acknowledged to rank among the most singular and most modified forms in the vegetable kingdom" - Darwin
Awesome Ron. Sounds like you had a really productive vacation!
I missed this earlier on, Nick, but I've noticed that you live in Alberta, not that far from where we found all these orchids. You should go see them if you get a chance and if you interested we found the local native orchid society a great deal of fun.
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Ron Hanko
"Orchids are universally acknowledged to rank among the most singular and most modified forms in the vegetable kingdom" - Darwin