A few days ago I had my annual yellow lady slipper (Cyptipedium calceonus) fix. Yellow lady slippers are one of my favorite wild flowers. Yellow lady slippers are quite common and can grow on some very poor soils.
Some people think that the yellow lady slipper is scarce. Yellow lady slippers are doing well. People, including me, have transplanted yellow lady slippers and spread them around. All those I've transplanted have done well. Some kinds of lady slippers are not abundant.
So I visited my favorite spot for yellow lady slippers and here's what I saw. Enlarge these photos for a better view.
I’m not sure I’ve seen these around here. I’ll be on the lookout now. You got some good pictures. Interesting name too.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what the range of the yellow lady slipper is. check that out before you go looking. I would imagine that they were in Montana.
DeleteThank you for sharing these lovely photos! I have never seen lady slippers where I live. Maybe I need to go out in the woods to find them? I think you and Far Side are the only ones I know that share pictures of these pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteI have never thought about the range of yellow lady slippers. Check it out before you go looking for them.
DeleteFunny, I don't know these flowers.
ReplyDeleteI don't think these would be native in Europe.
DeleteI don't think they will fit on Jean's feet. Besides, I suspect she would prefer fluffy pink slippers.
ReplyDeleteYes, a different size that's for sure.
DeleteThe Lady slippers are so pretty, I like the Yellow color. We find the pink lady slippers here in the forest next to our home. Have a great day and a happy new week!
ReplyDeleteWe have three species of lady slipper but the others are somewhat rare.
DeleteThis doesn't look familiar to me. I'll have to pay more attention on my walks and see if I notice this plant.
ReplyDeleteThey may not grow in your area.
DeleteOurs are pink and peaking right now. But when I say ours, the best site is almost an hour away, so I am going to give it a miss this year.
ReplyDeleteWe have three species here. the other two are very small.
DeleteSo tiny and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI don’t go into areas where they grow here. So pretty though.
In spite of their brilliant color you can walk right by them and miss them.
DeleteThey are quite beautiful. I see why you love them. I'm going to google around to see where they grow. Thank you for photographing these beauties.
ReplyDeleteI've never thought about what their range might be.
DeleteThey are beautiful and I am so grateful to people like you who spread them around so more people can enjoy them. The last lady slipper I saw was years ago, it was a pink one.
ReplyDeleteWe have three species but the other two are small and hard to find.
DeleteWe had lady slippers in the marshy woods where I grew up ( about 20 miles north of NYC). Beautiful... And protected.
ReplyDeleteSome species of lady slippers prefer wet boggy areas.
DeleteJack in the pulpits and swamp cabbages too!
DeletePretty! I don't think I've ever seen a lady's slipper, though I've read about them.
ReplyDeleteThey are big , bold and attractive.
DeleteThanks for the photos. I don't think we have them a round where I live, even though we have plenty of poor soil.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what the range of yellow lady slippers would be.
DeleteSo pretty! I love lady slippers of any color.
ReplyDeleteLady slippers have a very different shape than most blooms.
DeleteVery pretty flower, I never heard of them before.
ReplyDeleteI am envious.
ReplyDeleteWe have many native species but much of the land has been developed so habitat has been destroyed.
DeleteVery pretty!
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DeleteWonderful flower! My mother had a big clump.
ReplyDeleteSometimes they have a bad year and you see very few. this looks like a good year.
DeleteLady slippers are a beautiful flower! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou can't help but like them.
DeleteVery pretty!! Happy Father's Day Red!
ReplyDeleteI always think of you when I go out to find yellow lady slippers. and then there's that carving I have on my wall!
DeleteHow lovely!
ReplyDeleteWe've 7 pink ones. C'est tout!
I think the not knowing about a diagnosis is the worst. That was a wise thought.
I miss seeing them. Thanks for sharing yours!
ReplyDeleteThe Lady Slippers are so unusual. So pretty. Poppy found a few pink ones growing in the woods a few years ago. He brought me one and I tried to get it to grow in the yard but it died. I worried over that for a long time, wishing we had left it in the woods where it was happy. So sorry the wind took down your big favorite tree. What a shame.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing the yellow ones. They are a magical flower.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these pretty flowers. I love seeing wildflowers in other areas. Hmmm...There's not a lot of wildflowers around here, but I think I'll keep a look out.
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