I was able to photograph a number of Calypso, also called fairy slipper orchids, nestled in the woods not far from the Buffalo Cabin Trail in Silverthorne. Their small, bright pink/purple blooms are ...

We are fortunate in Summit County that, because of the huge range in elevation, we get to see an amazingly diverse collection of wildflowers. Species that grow in open meadows get a lot of attention, ...

More than 20,000 species of orchids have been described, and more species are being discovered each year. Most orchids are tropical epiphytes, or plants growing on other plants. Temperate orchids are ...

Somewhere in the hills of Mendocino County, way off the grid, a plant propagator checks the rows of flasks in the 40-year-old trailer that serves as her lab. No, it's not what you think. Although ...

Access: Take U.S. 36 north from Boulder to Lyons. Turn left onto South St. Vrain Canyon Road (Colo. 7) and continue to the Wild Basin turnoff, about 2 miles northwest of Allenspark. Turn west onto a ...

Description: Flower is about 1 1/4 inches long with three pink sepals and two pink upper petals that spread upward and forward. Lip petal has a white spoonlike tip with reddish-purple spots and a ...

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