lady slippers

billy · 06-03-2014, 05:48 AM

walk in the woods yesterday

Dave R · 06-03-2014, 06:35 AM

Nice! They seem to be in abundance this year. There's some fungus in the soil that is is necessary for them to survive and it must have had good conditions lately.

phoenix · 06-03-2014, 06:49 AM

Yes we have a lot growing and spreading

Greene's Basin Girl · 06-03-2014, 08:16 PM

The lady slipper is a member of the orchid family. In order to survive and reproduce, the lady slipper interacts with a fungus in the soil from the Rhizoctonia genus. The mutually beneficial relationship between the orchid and the fungus is. Known as " symbiosis". Lady slippers also require bees for pollination.

SteveA · 06-04-2014, 04:42 AM

We have been getting them every year, but this years "crop" was fewer than usual, and they are a lot smaller (shorter) than usual. We also had a number of then "chewed off". We have seen a groundhog around, I wonder if he's the culprit?

We also have a few that are white instead of the usual pink. I have been told that they also need to be near White Pine.

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billy · 06-04-2014, 04:43 AM

yes, quite a flush of them this year. i noticed quite a few white ones also.
...must have been a lot of fungus goin' on this winter

Jeanzb1 · 06-04-2014, 08:47 AM

Lady Slippers are so pretty. Never seen a white one. Can someone post a picture??? I have also noticed quite a few Jack In The Pulpits this year! They're fun, too!

billy · 06-04-2014, 06:14 PM

white slipper

Oregonrain · 06-04-2014, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by billy

white slipper

I love the view point you have on the flowers. I like how you got down low to take that shot. Very beautiful pictures.

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SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	We have been getting them every year, but this years "crop" was fewer than usual, and they are a lot smaller (shorter) than usual. We also had a number of then "chewed off". We have seen a groundhog around, I wonder if he's the culprit? We also have a few that are white instead of the usual pink. I have been told that they also need to be near White Pine. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,974 Thanks: 246 Thanked 736 Times in 438 Posts	Nice! They seem to be in abundance this year. There's some fungus in the soil that is is necessary for them to survive and it must have had good conditions lately.

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Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	The lady slipper is a member of the orchid family. In order to survive and reproduce, the lady slipper interacts with a fungus in the soil from the Rhizoctonia genus. The mutually beneficial relationship between the orchid and the fungus is. Known as " symbiosis". Lady slippers also require bees for pollination.

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billy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 87 Thanks: 192 Thanked 38 Times in 19 Posts	yes, quite a flush of them this year. i noticed quite a few white ones also. ...must have been a lot of fungus goin' on this winter

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