Lady Slipper

From the Orchid family, this Lady Slipper [Cypripedium pubescens] has been blooming around here for a few days now.

I see many of the sites on the web call them Lady's Slippers but I'll stick with the name as it's presented by the local experts at the Purdon Conservation Area, where more than 10,000 are growing. For the info of those of you around Eastern Ontario, we are fortunate to have the Purdon Conservation Area. As described at their web site, it's "famous for the three or four week orchid blooming season in June/July. The boardwalk trail (there are two interconnected loops) is wheelchair accessible and provides a close‐up view of not only the pink orchids but the yellow lady slipper, the pitcher plant and many other woodland flora... this trail is a perfect bird‐watching exercise, for it meanders through several different types of habitat."

Many thanks for dropping by.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely capture. It is so interesting looking. I'm not familiar with Lady Slippers.

[Lyn]

Lucky, lucky you!! This is a wildflower that is supposed to grow in our forested areas, but I have never encountered one growing in the wild. . .nonetheless gorgeous wherever they are!

[Jennifer C]

This is so beautiful, and thanks for the information too! Have a lovely weekend!

[GINA]

IT is beautiful, never seen one in these areas, gorgeous color!!

[Terry]

never seen one, vivid color

[elkehochban]

Beautiful find!

[Carol Olejnik]

Beautiful.... I love lady slippers... this is lovely Anne

[Shirley Banford]

Lovely plant. Lucky you.

[☠northy]

how lovely! nicely captured :)

[Margaret Tryon]

Gorgeous.

[❀ Lynn]

Beautiful!

[Allison Maltese]

Beautiful shot of this Lady Slipper. Nice composition and color.

[Rick Schies]

They are quite pretty.

[Tove]

Lovely picture of a beautiful flower. In Norway it is named Marisko = Maria's shoes

[Dione Giorgio]

Pretty flower very nicely captured.

[K J Buehl]

Spectacular Capture! Beautiful close up and bloom! There are some years one may find them blooming here and are considered endangered.

[Shirley]

love Lady Slippers......pink or yellow!.......this is beautiful, Anne

[carol white]

Gorgeous capture,a beautiful flower!!

[Jennifer Ruge]

What a beautiful shade of yellow against the green leaves.

[santina]

fantastic focus, the flower is wonderful, color is so hot

[paula goff]

pretty shot Anne! i don't think we have these here in my area, but I wish we did.....the look so pretty

[Trina P Holub]

So pretty! Looks a bit odd to me as we usually find the pink variety growing wild in the woods. That yellow is gorgeous though

[Carolyn White]

Beautiful colors and details!

[Carole Imes]

I'm not familiar with them ... neat shot and love that color.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Oh gosh I just love this. I have only seen yellow ones in books. Wonderful catch. Thanks you for taking this.

[summerfield]

this is beautiful. i've not seen a yellow one before. you're lucky to have seen it. maybe i'll ask partner to drive around there during the long weekend and hopefully i have my new toy by then. lovely lovely shot, anne.