Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Pad-leaf orchid

Another trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The target species on this trip was Liparis loeselii or Loesel's Twayblade orchid . In addition to finding a nice population of this species in full bloom, we also found a couple of other orchid species as well as some other colorful wildflowers, and one very colorful critter. To check out the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

On the last day of Spring, 2019, I was joined by Walter Ezell on a photographic adventure along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. We managed to locate six orchid species, five of which were in bloom. Not a bad day...

Weekend trip with my friend, Alan Cressler, to a long section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. We were fortunate to find a number of species of orchids and milkweeds, including a rare hybrid milkweed. For the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

The results of a brief day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The intended goal was to photograph the Pad-leaf orchid plant I had seen a week or so ago when it was in bud. As is custom for my jaunts to the Parkway, there is always much more to see and photograph than what I originally planned... To read the details of the trip, please go to Jim's Blog

The results of a brief day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The intended goal was to photograph the Pad-leaf orchid plant I had seen a week or so ago when it was in bud. As is custom for my jaunts to the Parkway, there is always much more to see and photograph than what I originally planned... To read the details of the trip, please go to Jim's Blog

The results of a brief day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The intended goal was to photograph the Pad-leaf orchid plant I had seen a week or so ago when it was in bud. As is custom for my jaunts to the Parkway, there is always much more to see and photograph than what I originally planned... To read the details of the trip, please go to Jim's Blog

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