"two summers ago... found a patch of rare flowers, George "Bud" Bray... in the woods... surrounded by lady ferns, there were 14 yellow-fringed orchids (habenaria ciliaris).
According to the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Botanical Society,... a native orchid that is threatened in the state. ... Bray... visited the same wooded area again the next year and found that the number of yellow-fringed orchids had almost doubled. ... this year... only two bloomed. ... the rare orchids are located in only a handful of locations in Connecticut... the habitat they live in - open meadows - is becoming less and less common... the flower is bright orange, [the plant] about one to two feet tall... blooms between July and August. It has fringed petals and can be found in bogs, moist meadows and woods... Bray said he notified the society about the orchids and called a public utility company because the flowers are located in a right of way. If the company agrees, Bray said he would try to have a fence placed around the plants to protect the flowers." URL : http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=e42dc2c1-966d-4093-b383-40c9104122b1 photo : [caption : "One of the... yellow-fringed orchids... discovered growing in... southeastern Connecticut"] http://media.theday.com/gbl/media/dynamic/lrgimages/A1ORCHID072208_43489.jpg ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
