"This year's slow summer season has delayed the flowering of western prairie fringed orchids, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and has pushed back the annual orchid count.
The orchids would normally begin their show in northwestern Minnesota prairies just after the Fourth of July. ... this year... enthusiasts shouldn't expect to see the knee-high white spikes of flowers until sometime in mid-July. Because of the late season, the annual DNR orchid counts in Polk, Pennington, and Kittson counties are being delayed until July 12 through 15." URL : http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2008/07/09/news/15news5.txt **************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
