Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Cypripedium montanum

Native Orchid Conference trip to California.

Native Orchid Conference trip to California.

Native Orchid Conference trip to California.

Native Orchid Conference trip to California.

On the final day of field trips at the 2010 annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, we had an alternate field trip site at the Baker Creek Rest Area in British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Jasper Provential Park. This is a very good area for these particular lady's-slipper orchids, because there are hundreds of them growing just next to the road. The strange thing about these orchids is that they all appear to be hybrid crosses between Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium parviflorum without either pure parent orchid being present -- at least none that we could see. Normally, Cyp. montanum has a white lip and dark reddish brown sepals and petals. Cyp. parviflorum has a yellow lip and brownish green sepals and petals. Although we found a few plants with dark sepals and petals, none of them seemed to rise to the level of being the true Cyp. montanum species. So this is a true puzzlement. In any case, the flowers were beautiful and plentiful, and provided us with many photographic opportunities.

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

This beautiful orchid grows in the same area as the Spotted Coralroot orchid and Striped Coralroot orchid. They were in great shape, scattered in singles and groups of almost a dozen flowers. Quite a wonderful slipper orchid. And imagine finding this growing wild out in the deep forest... To read more about this field trip, go to Jim's Blog .

On the final day of field trips at the 2010 annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, we had an alternate field trip site at the Baker Creek Rest Area in British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Jasper Provential Park. This is a very good area for these particular lady's-slipper orchids, because there are hundreds of them growing just next to the road. The strange thing about these orchids is that they all appear to be hybrid crosses between Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium parviflorum without either pure parent orchid being present -- at least none that we could see. Normally, Cyp. montanum has a white lip and dark reddish brown sepals and petals. Cyp. parviflorum has a yellow lip and brownish green sepals and petals. Although we found a few plants with dark sepals and petals, none of them seemed to rise to the level of being the true Cyp. montanum species. So this is a true puzzlement. In any case, the flowers were beautiful and plentiful, and provided us with many photographic opportunities.

On the final day of field trips at the 2010 annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, we had an alternate field trip site at the Baker Creek Rest Area in British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Jasper Provential Park. This is a very good area for these particular lady's-slipper orchids, because there are hundreds of them growing just next to the road. The strange thing about these orchids is that they all appear to be hybrid crosses between Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium parviflorum without either pure parent orchid being present -- at least none that we could see. Normally, Cyp. montanum has a white lip and dark reddish brown sepals and petals. Cyp. parviflorum has a yellow lip and brownish green sepals and petals. Although we found a few plants with dark sepals and petals, none of them seemed to rise to the level of being the true Cyp. montanum species. So this is a true puzzlement. In any case, the flowers were beautiful and plentiful, and provided us with many photographic opportunities.

On the final day of field trips at the 2010 annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, we had an alternate field trip site at the Baker Creek Rest Area in British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Jasper Provential Park. This is a very good area for these particular lady's-slipper orchids, because there are hundreds of them growing just next to the road. The strange thing about these orchids is that they all appear to be hybrid crosses between Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium parviflorum without either pure parent orchid being present -- at least none that we could see. Normally, Cyp. montanum has a white lip and dark reddish brown sepals and petals. Cyp. parviflorum has a yellow lip and brownish green sepals and petals. Although we found a few plants with dark sepals and petals, none of them seemed to rise to the level of being the true Cyp. montanum species. So this is a true puzzlement. In any case, the flowers were beautiful and plentiful, and provided us with many photographic opportunities.

On the final day of field trips at the 2010 annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, we had an alternate field trip site at the Baker Creek Rest Area in British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Jasper Provential Park. This is a very good area for these particular lady's-slipper orchids, because there are hundreds of them growing just next to the road. The strange thing about these orchids is that they all appear to be hybrid crosses between Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium parviflorum without either pure parent orchid being present -- at least none that we could see. Normally, Cyp. montanum has a white lip and dark reddish brown sepals and petals. Cyp. parviflorum has a yellow lip and brownish green sepals and petals. Although we found a few plants with dark sepals and petals, none of them seemed to rise to the level of being the true Cyp. montanum species. So this is a true puzzlement. In any case, the flowers were beautiful and plentiful, and provided us with many photographic opportunities.

On the final day of field trips at the 2010 annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, we had an alternate field trip site at the Baker Creek Rest Area in British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Jasper Provential Park. This is a very good area for these particular lady's-slipper orchids, because there are hundreds of them growing just next to the road. The strange thing about these orchids is that they all appear to be hybrid crosses between Cypripedium montanum and Cypripedium parviflorum without either pure parent orchid being present -- at least none that we could see. Normally, Cyp. montanum has a white lip and dark reddish brown sepals and petals. Cyp. parviflorum has a yellow lip and brownish green sepals and petals. Although we found a few plants with dark sepals and petals, none of them seemed to rise to the level of being the true Cyp. montanum species. So this is a true puzzlement. In any case, the flowers were beautiful and plentiful, and provided us with many photographic opportunities.