We come across orchids in our travels but, since they do not germinate from seed (without many ancillary micro-ecology components) or transplant well, it is improbable we will have them growing on our site. Hence, we have not researched orchids except for identification of the photos that we've taken of them. Our images are presented below:
western prairie fringed orchid
Platanthera praeclara
western prairie fringed orchid
Platanthera praeclara
western prairie fringed orchid
Platanthera praeclara
northern green bog orchid
Platanthera aquilonis
great plains lady’s tresses
Spiranthes magnicamporum
showy lady’s slipper
Cypripedium reginae
showy lady’s slipper
Cypripedium reginae
large yellow lady’s slipper
Cypripedium pubescens
large yellow lady’s slipper
Cypripedium pubescens
northern small yellow lady’s slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum var makasin
northern small yellow lady’s slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum var makasin
small white lady’s slipper
Cypripedium candidum

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