On Monday May 27, 2013, I met my buddy Alan Cressler at Wildhog Valley in Union County, Georgia. We had been to this particular site on a recent visit to photograph Isotria medeoloides (Small Whorled Pogonia orchid). Here is the link to the blog post that describes that trip. However today, we were hoping to
On Sunday May 26, 2013, a group of us met at Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve in northern Greenville County, South Carolina to see the federally endangered Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant. This Carolina endemic is found in only a few counties in both North Carolina and South Carolina, and although it might be thought of
This is the time of year to see the rare, Isotria medeoloides or Small Whorled Pogonia orchid, only if you know where to find them. I had previously set up a trip so that Alan Cressler could come to South Carolina to photograph a fresh specimen of Aplectrum hyemale or Putty-root orchid, but he called
About this time last year, a good friend, Kelvin Taylor, and his cousin Cathy Howell led me to a location in Transylvania County, North Carolina, where a fair number of Lady’s-slipper orchids can be found in season. Both Yellow Lady’s-slippers and Pink Lady’s-slippers grow side-by-side. The area, Fawn Lake Access, is part of a larger
Alan Cressler (a friend from Atlanta, Georgia) had recently told me that he wanted to photograph Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea. I told him that I knew a very good location for this beautiful native azalea on North Carolina Hwy. 215, near the Blue Ridge Parkway. So, we made plans on Saturday to meet somewhere in between and
Earlier this year, I decided that I’d track a particular Pink Lady’s-slipper orchid plant from spring sprouting to flowering. It’s well known among those who study native orchids, that they can put on some fantastically quick growth. Last year (2012), they were in full bloom by mid- to late April. However, this year, we had
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