RHH's photos with the keyword: calypso bulbosa

Here's another photo of the Western Fairy Slipper, Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis, photographed in Washington Park. The white "beard" or this variety is very evident in the photo and is one of the distinguishing characteristics of this variety (the other North American variety has a yellow beard).

Another picture of the Fairy Slipper, Calypso bulbosa. This is the Western Fairy Slipper, with a white beard (just visible) and a brown-spotted lip. It is the first of our native orchids to bloom and is in bloom already at the lowest elevations. We were out yesterday and visited three different places, looking for Fairy Slippers and whatever else we could find. We found a few of these at one of the locations.

The Calypsos (Calypso bulbosa) or Fairy Slippers are the first of our native orchids to bloom and they are in bloom one again! My wife and I went to Washington Park in Anacortes Monday to see and photograph the Fawn Lilies (Erythronium oregonum) but learned from a friend that the Fairy Slippers were also in bloom, quite early for them. We found them well into their bloom season and spent the day photographing them and the other wildflowers for which the park is famous. This is the Western Fairy Slipper, easily distinguished from the eastern variety by the white beard and brown-spotted lip.

In Explore July 29, 2009, #313. This is the same flower previously posted but a close-up showing the details of the lip. The yellow beard distinguishes this variety from the other less common variety which has a white beard. Photographed on the Berg Lake Trail near the top of Emperor Hill.