was Pacific BX 244, Plants Anonymous
Dennis Kramb (Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:21:01 PDT)
How wonderful!!!! I'm so jealous you have orchids growing in ditches. I'm
sure that hasn't been seen around here for 100+ years. Okay you need to
start traveling with a camera so the rest of us can enjoy these moments
too! :-)
I was excited to find scattered patches of Silphium terebinthinaceum growing
wild along a stretch of highway between Cincinnati and Columbus yesterday.
At least I'm guessing that's what it was. I didn't have time to stop and
look.
Dennis in Cincinnati
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Linda Foulis <lmf@beautifulblooms.ab.ca>wrote:
Dennis,
If it is any comfort, you are not alone.
My fiance and I have been touring central Alberta on the weekends. He is
becoming accustomed to my screams of 'Stop the truck' as I spy another
plant
I've never seen growing in the wild before. This past weekend we came
across a ditch full of Cypripedium parviflorum, full of them, hundreds!
I've never seen so many in one spot before.
We took a wrong turn past Rocky Mountain House, fortunately, to my absolute
delight miles of Lilium philadelphicum in full bloom in the ditches.
If you feel you need professional help for this addiction than I believe
you
are in the right spot.
Linda
Red Deer, AB
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