tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post4975863063535896220..comments2023-05-10T08:08:18.867-07:00Comments on Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies (and Elsewhere): First Week of the Native Orchid Season - Fairy SlippersRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-46718473126575618722013-05-17T16:57:52.303-07:002013-05-17T16:57:52.303-07:00Thanks for the kind comments and the recommendatio...Thanks for the kind comments and the recommendation. It is all very much appreciated.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-81781009853941297722013-05-16T05:23:56.113-07:002013-05-16T05:23:56.113-07:00Thanks for the post On Northwest. You should take ...Thanks for the post On <a href="http://www.nwu.ac.za/prospective-students/courses-potchefstroom" rel="nofollow">Northwest</a>. You should take part in a contest for one of the best blogs on the web. I will recommend this site!northwestuniversityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433515328773923045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-6973213029040266242013-04-16T15:39:27.128-07:002013-04-16T15:39:27.128-07:00Thanks for checking out my post, Andrew. I've...Thanks for checking out my post, Andrew. I've never thought of the Calypsos as stately. They're so tiny they appear as little spots of color on the forest floor, but they certainly are one of our most beautiful orchids.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-88958944481078632212013-04-16T15:37:49.521-07:002013-04-16T15:37:49.521-07:00Thanks for commenting, Luis. They grow only in te...Thanks for commenting, Luis. They grow only in temperate regions and not in the tropics, but you really have nothing to be jealous about with so many wonderful orchids coming from your own country. Would love to see them someday.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-59822827566756902952013-04-16T15:36:45.404-07:002013-04-16T15:36:45.404-07:00Glad to hear things are started there, Martin. Ho...Glad to hear things are started there, Martin. Hope to see some pictures soon. I checked out the Striped Coralroots (Corallorhiza striata) the other day and they were well along and should be blooming in a week or two.<br /><br />If every you are out this way, the Calypsos (at higher elevations) overlap with everything but the Piperias, the Epipactis, the Spiranthes, and some of the Platantheras.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-85198216985402070902013-04-16T15:32:25.717-07:002013-04-16T15:32:25.717-07:00Fantastic as usual, Ron! Color me jealous of your...Fantastic as usual, Ron! Color me jealous of your season starting with such a stately orchid, what I wouldn't do to finally see one of their pretty faces...Andrew Lane Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555125434346996812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-30960716796142788092013-04-16T15:06:52.831-07:002013-04-16T15:06:52.831-07:00OMG what a beautiful plant!
And magnificent photo...OMG what a beautiful plant!<br /><br />And magnificent photos!<br /><br />Unfortunetelly we don't have Calypso's here in Brazil... :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744339598330124637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-78538879838719427042013-04-16T14:56:15.849-07:002013-04-16T14:56:15.849-07:00That is good to hear, so I would not be bound to a...That is good to hear, so I would not be bound to a very specific time, when only Calypso is in bloom. <br />Anyways... I just heard of the first orchids in Germany in bloom in the southwest. Orchis morio started in the Saar valley region, which is a very warm area. It is too much of a hassle to get there this weekend however (~150km one way), when they bloom in my area two weeks later. It makes me excited none the less.<br /><br />--MartinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165108629079106354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-63138599698107202862013-04-15T11:50:21.499-07:002013-04-15T11:50:21.499-07:00Here the Calypsos bloom from April through June at...Here the Calypsos bloom from April through June at different elevations. We've found them into July further north and at higher elevations, way above 500m, I would guess as high as 1500-1800m. The further south you go the earlier the season, of course, and the closer to sea level. These were photographed in an area that is nearly at sea level.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-72911498985576680262013-04-15T11:06:22.818-07:002013-04-15T11:06:22.818-07:00Woah hey now... it has started. Superb pictures ag...Woah hey now... it has started. Superb pictures again. This gives me hope to find that one end of May in Sweden.<br />Is there any chance to get to see Calypso bulbosa a month later in the higher elevations, or is it bound to the coastline? The places I heard of in scandinavia are all under 500m elevation. Do you have a timeframe for the Calypso blooming season in US/CA, just in case I planned a trip?<br /><br />Also: Seriously, whoever dug out that flower deserves a severe fine at least... ah well... it just makes me sad. We have that problem in Germany too to a certain degree. Mainly with Cypripedium calceolus tho.<br /><br />--MartinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165108629079106354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-36259502035970158482013-04-13T19:16:25.251-07:002013-04-13T19:16:25.251-07:00I hope not, but I'm still angry. Sharpe Park ...I hope not, but I'm still angry. Sharpe Park is on Rosario Road south of Anacortes. Fabulous views of the Salish sea from Sares Head and lots of plants. There's also a wetlands area that had a lot of birds when we were there.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396895652310296971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622428321840240802.post-90640613845013189202013-04-13T16:58:12.245-07:002013-04-13T16:58:12.245-07:00there is no way the post ( or mine) could have lea...there is no way the post ( or mine) could have lead someone to that specific spot. I had a challenge finding it when you told me where it was, in private.<br /><br />I had a hard time refinding the exact spot and I didnt look under the druff or see the hole.<br /><br />I will have to look for Sharpe Park.Upupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.com