No sooner had I returned from a whirlwind tour of North Dakota 😉 (visiting my son, Dylan, who lives in Bismarck), that I found myself back up on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Spiranthes orchids were at the top of my agenda for the day, but I was certainly open for what ever

While waiting a couple of weeks for the local Spiranthes orchid species to begin to bloom, I decided to make a visit to a nearby state Heritage Preserve known as Ashmore Heritage Preserve. It is in upstate Greenville County, South Carolina, and just about 45 minutes from home. The day started out with a heavily