30 Days Wild - Day 28

After searching for several days, I finally found a few of these beautiful and interesting Lady's Slipper orchids growing wild in a ditch at the side of the road. From what I've been told, these are treasured Manitoba orchids and are considered endangered...flower lovers are strongly discouraged from picking them.

[Shy Abel]

Another beautiful photo :)

[HelenM]

What a beautiful flower. Love all the triangles in this shot

[Jenfurj]

How beautiful. It looks like the front petal is a water pitcher. Hopefully they will continue to flourish.

[Karen]

How unusual! Love the shapes!

[Irene Marshall]

Beautiful Orchid lovely capture.

[Catherine P]

Gorgeous colours and lighting

[ShirleyB]

Great find, well worth the search to get a wonderful shot like this.

[Helen Jane]

We were always taught never to pick an orchid. What a gorgeous find Gayle. You must have been delighted to find these.

[Milanie]

What a treasure to find.

[Gayle]

@shylaine3304 Thanks so much for your comment and fav, Erika! You know it is always appreciated! :-)

[Gayle]

@helenm2016 Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Helen! :-)

[Gayle]

@365projectorgjenfurj Thank you for commenting, Jen! They certainly are interesting plants. A new one for me! :-)

[Gayle]

@karens54 Thanks so much for commenting, Karen! Yes, they are quite unusual! :-)

[Gayle]

@irene111 Thanks so much, Irene! I appreciate your comment! :-)

[Gayle]

@cmp Thank you so much for your comment, Catherine! :-)

[Gayle]

@shirleybankfarm Thanks so much for your comment, Shirley! Different people kept giving me different directions for where they were supposed to be growing wild...I was so happy to finally find them. :-)

[Gayle]

@helenhall Thank you for commenting, Helen! Yes, I was definitely delighted to finally find them! :-)

[Gayle]

@milaniet Thanks so much for your comment, Milanie! It did feel quite special to find them growing wild after several people had told me about them. :-)