Monday, May 30, 2011

Tom's Yellow Lady's

Tom's Yellow Lady's

Tom moved in two of these a number of years ago which had obviously been disturbed by recent highway changes. This year he has nine magnificent blooms. This species prefers a less acidic soil than the pink variety which bloom further into the forest - each year a pile of crushed egg shells is place up hill from the clump so the rains create a feeding of calcium which obviously makes them very happy.

Small Yellow Lady's Slipper
(Cypripedium parviflorum)