Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Heritage Preserves

These are a few more shots from my trip to the upper part of the county a few days ago. In another Heritage Preserve in the upper part of the county, there are several populations of Cypripedium acaule or Pink Lady's-slipper Orchid. They will be in full bloom in about ten days. I would not have photographed these buds except that I thought they were stylish... Note that all parts of the plant (including the flower) are covered with tiny hairs...

These are a few more shots from my trip to the upper part of the county a few days ago. This particular plant is Aplectrum hyemale or Putty Root Orchid. The leaves appear in the fall, stay on all winter, and disappear in late spring when it blooms. I have outlined the newly formed bloom spike in the above photo. By the middle of May, this budding spike will be about eighteen inches tall and will have more than a dozen flowers. I hope I have the chance to come back and photograph this one in bloom.

These are a few more shots from my trip to the upper part of the county a few days ago. In another Heritage Preserve in the upper part of the county, there are several populations of Cypripedium acaule or Pink Lady's-slipper Orchid. They will be in full bloom in about ten days. I would not have photographed these buds except that I thought they were stylish... Note that all parts of the plant (including the flower) are covered with tiny hairs...

Walter and I decided to meet a workmate of mine early on Sunday morning at a couple of the local, South Carolina Heritage Preserves in upstate Greenville County, SC. The sun was in and out all day, but that didn't cast a shadow on our fun. The wildflowers were plentiful, and the companionship was great.

There is a little known granite bald just south of Eva Chandler Heritage Preserve in Greenville County, South Carolina that has hundreds of this beautiful native orchid. This particular color is the most prevalent, but there are much lighter ones as well at this site. It is a wet bald, therefore it is able to support several species of carnivorous plants.