Recent Orchids & Other Late Spring Blooms

Pink Ladyslippers in conference

This season's bloom of Ladyslippers was generally a good one around our region. At the Pitch Pine Bog in Rome we found a great number of Pink Ladyslippers - all at the peak of their power. Other amazing Adirondack type flowers were on display there. Closer to home at the nature preserve, our own Yellow Ladyslippers lasted for a long time and provided a great highlight in our woodland shade garden. They managed to survive a hail storm in May that unfortuanately shredded the leaves of our May Apple and Twinleaf plants.

Pink Ladyslippers were on display at the Pitch Pine Bog in Rome

Our own Yellow Ladyslippers at the nature preserve

The native variety of Columbine is red with a yellow center

Water Hyacinth 

False Bishop's Cap or Miterwort in our woodland garden

Wild Geranium

Indian Cucumber Root

Bunchberry was one of many Adirondack-type flowers in bloom at the Pitch Pine Bog

Clintonia

Pitcher Plants blooming at the edge of the bog

The season's last Painted Trillium found still blooming at the Pitch Pine Bog