Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Scentbottle orchid

This year's Native Orchid Conference symposium was held on July 14-17 at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. The first day's field trip was to Iron Spring Bog, near Lake Itasca. I was excited about visiting this bog, since it was home to a little-seen orchid, Malaxis paludosa or Bog Adder's-mouth orchid as well as a number of other orchid species. From a distance, this little beauty is merely a thin green "stick" with lumps. But up close, it has an exquisite beauty... To learn more about this wonderful place, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This year's Native Orchid Conference symposium was held on July 14-17 at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. The first day's field trip was to Iron Spring Bog, near Lake Itasca. I was excited about visiting this bog, since it was home to a little-seen orchid, Malaxis paludosa or Bog Adder's-mouth orchid as well as a number of other orchid species. From a distance, this little beauty is merely a thin green "stick" with lumps. But up close, it has an exquisite beauty... To learn more about this wonderful place, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Seen on a side field trip after the Native Orchid Conference symposium.

Seen on a side field trip after the Native Orchid Conference symposium.

Today would be a busy one for us with lots of driving. We had three stops on the agenda: Lomond River Trail, a roadside area filled with orchids, and the sleepy village of Tilt Cove on the eastern coast of Newfoundand. To see additional images and to read more about the trip, please visit Jim's Blog ...

Today would be a busy one for us with lots of driving. We had three stops on the agenda: Lomond River Trail, a roadside area filled with orchids, and the sleepy village of Tilt Cove on the eastern coast of Newfoundand. To see additional images and to read more about the trip, please visit Jim's Blog ...

Today would be a busy one for us with lots of driving. We had three stops on the agenda: Lomond River Trail, a roadside area filled with orchids, and the sleepy village of Tilt Cove on the eastern coast of Newfoundand. To see additional images and to read more about the trip, please visit Jim's Blog ...

Today would be a busy one for us with lots of driving. We had three stops on the agenda: Lomond River Trail, a roadside area filled with orchids, and the sleepy village of Tilt Cove on the eastern coast of Newfoundand. To see additional images and to read more about the trip, please visit Jim's Blog ...

Today would be a busy one for us with lots of driving. We had three stops on the agenda: Lomond River Trail, a roadside area filled with orchids, and the sleepy village of Tilt Cove on the eastern coast of Newfoundand. To see additional images and to read more about the trip, please visit Jim's Blog ...

Today would be a busy one for us with lots of driving. We had three stops on the agenda: Lomond River Trail, a roadside area filled with orchids, and the sleepy village of Tilt Cove on the eastern coast of Newfoundand. To see additional images and to read more about the trip, please visit Jim's Blog ...

The first location on this day was Baker's Brook Bog, located about 10 km (6 miles) north of Rocky Harbour. Last year, I had seen images of Dragon's Mouth orchid from this bog which had colored petals and a white or almost white lip. My friends Neil Jacobs and Jen Modliszewski had found some really nice specimens there. That is what I was looking for... To see additional images and read more about this adventure, please visit Jim's Blog ...

The first location on this day was Baker's Brook Bog, located about 10 km (6 miles) north of Rocky Harbour. Last year, I had seen images of Dragon's Mouth orchid from this bog which had colored petals and a white or almost white lip. My friends Neil Jacobs and Jen Modliszewski had found some really nice specimens there. That is what I was looking for... To see additional images and read more about this adventure, please visit Jim's Blog ...

Western Brook Pond is definitely a neat tourist attraction. There are boat tours (which we did not take) that shuttle tourists up a natural fjord created by glaciers thousands of years ago. To reach the boat ramp, you must take a wonderful, 3 km (~1.8 mile) trail through deep spruce woods and over numerous large bogs. The trail is both gravel and wooden boardwalk, and provides splendid scenery. We even saw a female moose munching vegetation not far from the boardwalk. To see additional images and read more about this adventure, please visit Jim's Blog ...

The first location on this day was Baker's Brook Bog, located about 10 km (6 miles) north of Rocky Harbour. Last year, I had seen images of Dragon's Mouth orchid from this bog which had colored petals and a white or almost white lip. My friends Neil Jacobs and Jen Modliszewski had found some really nice specimens there. That is what I was looking for... To see additional images and read more about this adventure, please visit Jim's Blog ...