RHH's photos with the keyword: 27

This orchid is a hybrid of the two flowers below. As is evident it has gotten most of its shape from the first parent, Masdevallia mendozae, but has picked up the "hairs" of Masdevallia Angel Frost. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/02/masdevallia-maui-...

In Explore July 31, 2011, #487. These pictures are from a brief trip we made earlier in the summer to the Columbia River gorge and to northern Oregon for a bit of sightseeing and hiking. Though very beautiful in the photo, this plant is a garden escape and a noxious weed that "suppresses native species in west-side forests and is spreading rapidly." The photo was taken along the Gorge Trail in the area of Horsetail Falls off Old Highway 30, a beautiful scenic drive on the south side of the gorge. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/columbia-ri...

Red Columbine is common in the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies but it always beautiful. This flower was photographed along the Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park. The photo was taken by my wife. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/08/canadian-ro...

Erythronium montanum is our Avalanche Lily, blooming as the snow melts. We have seen it by the millions, covering whole fields in the Olympics, especially along the Obstruction Point Road when the road is first opened in July or August. This flower was photographed along the Obstruction Point Road last year on the day that the road was finally cleared of snow. In fact, we waited for the grader to move as it came back from clearing the last areas of the road. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/09/olympic-nat...

Masdevallia limax is a small orchid from Ecuador belonging to the group of orchids known as Pleurothallids, and to the group of Masdevallias described by the name "Saltatrices." The Pleurothallids are Central and South American orchids, many of them from high altitudes, and the Saltatrices Masdevallias are those which have a kind of "belly" at the base of the tubular flowers. The name of this species, "limax," means "slug-like" and refers to the shape of the flowers.

This photo was taken in Canning Park in Singapore. Thanks to graphicgreg for the ID. According to him it is the Apostle Plant or Walking Iris, Neomarica longifolia.