Album Native Orchids - Canada from RHH

Eastern Fairy Slipper

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:01:22 +0000

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This is one of three orchids we saw along the trails as we backbacked in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It is the Eastern Fairy Slipper, Calypso bulbosa var. americana, found from the Rockies to the east coast.

Frog Orchid

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:01:17 +0000

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While backpacking in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park we saw three different orchids. This is the Frog Orchid, Coeloglossum viride. When we saw it, there was not enough light for photos, so I've used and older photo from another nearby trail.

Tall White Bog Orchid (Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:48:40 +0000

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In Explore July 13, 2009, #195.

Photographed along Highway 5 in British Columbia north of the town of Clearwater and the North Thompson Provincial Park where we found it in scattered groups in the wetter areas along the west side of the highway. In taking photos we discovered also that this orchid is very fragrant with a strong spicy odor.

Slender Bog Orchid (Platanthera stricta)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:15:06 +0000

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Green Bog Orchid (Platanthera huronensis)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:16:46 +0000

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In Explore July 14, 2009, #450.

We found these wherever we went in the mountains of British Columbia and Alberta. They were often growing among plants of the Tall White Bog Orchid and seemed to vary considerably in the size of the plant and number of flowers.

Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:49:58 +0000

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On our way to Edmonton we had some extra time and asked one of the staff at the Mount Robson Visitors' Center if she knew of any places where we might find wild orchids in bloom. We had asked the right person, and she was able to direct us to an area of where we found these yellow slipper orchids growing by the thousands and spent several hours photographing them and a number of other smaller orchids that grew in the area.

Please note that orchids in the wild should NEVER be dug up or any attempt made to move them. Most of them require a soil fungus and very specific conditions to grow and will not grow in a garden if moved. This orchid is an exception and grows easily in most northern gardens, but it, too, should not be dug up since it can be purchased commercially at a reasonable price.

Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:50:50 +0000

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This variety of the Yellow Lady's Slipper is very fragrant, adding to its appeal. It is a smaller flower and plant generally than the other variety, but no less beautiful for that. We found these growing both as individual plants and in large clumps.

Round-leaf Orchis (Amerorchis rotundifolia)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:29:18 +0000

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In Explore July 18, 2009, #200.

Photographed near Tete Jaune Cache, but we found these growing in many different locations.

Mountain Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium montanum)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:06:50 +0000

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In Explore July 19, 2009, #463.

This Lady's Slipper is becoming more and more difficult to find so we were very fortunate to see these on our recent Canadian trip. When we traveled to Mount Robson Provincial Park several weeks ago we came from Edmonton and forgot the time change (Mount Robson is on Pacific Time and Edmonton on Mountain Time). Thus we arrived at Mount Robson several hours before the Visitors' Center opened (where we had to sign in for our week's backpacking trip). We remembered, however, that the lady who gave us directions for finding the Yellow Lady's Slippers had mentioned that there were White Lady's Slippers growing near the town of Dunster about 30 miles to the west, though she said she thought they were already finished. We decided to take a chance and drove to Dunster where we found a whole hillside covered with them in full bloom. The hillside was very steep and muddy and we got ourselves very dirty, but managed to get some decent photos. These are what we saw.

Mountain Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium montanum)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:14:58 +0000

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Another closer picture of the Lady's Slipper I posted a couple of days ago.

Western Heart-leaf Twayblade (Listera cordata var. cordata)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:22:49 +0000

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I'm posting only one picture today for lack of time. This is one of the first orchids we saw while hiking the Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park. It is a tiny plant with tinier flowers and would probably go unnoticed unless a person was actually looking for orchids. We also saw a purple form which I'll post at a later date.

Sparrow's-Egg Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium passerinum)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:31:23 +0000

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In Explore July 23, 2009, #254.

Photographed near Kinney Lake, Berg Lake Trail, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia. Also known as Franklin's Lady's Slipper.

Listera borealis (Northern Twayblade)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:19:50 +0000

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Berg Lake Trail, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia.

Sparrow's Egg Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium passerinum)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:31:32 +0000

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This Lady's Slipper was starting to go by, but was still beautiful, hence the photo. A small beetle can be seen on the front of the pouch when viewed large. Photographed near Kinney Lake, Mount Robson Provincial Park.

Eastern Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:35:10 +0000

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There are two varieties of this exquisite orchid - the variety shown here, variety americana, has a yellow beard and unspotted lip. The other, variety occidentalis (shown below), has a white beard and a spotted lip. Generally variety occidentalis is found only in the North Cascades and areas west of the Rockies, while this variety is much more widespread. The old common name for this Fairy Slipper is Hider-of-the-North. This was photographed near the top of Emperor Hill on the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park.

Round-leaf Orchis (Amerorchis rotundifolia)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:34:16 +0000

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In Explore July 27, 2009, #230.

Photographed in the Whitehorn Basin on the Berg Lake Trail, Mount Robson Provincial Park.

This was published in the April, 2011, issue of Orchids, the magazine of the American Orchid Society, in an article titled "Taking Aim."

Western Heart-leaf Twayblade (Listera cordata var. cordata)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:49:00 +0000

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Photographed on the Berg Lake Trail, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia. We saw both the green-flowered and the red-flowered forms of this species. The green flowered form (fma. viridens) is shown below.

Eastern Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:38:02 +0000

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In Explore July 29, 2009, #313.

This is the same flower previously posted but a close-up showing the details of the lip. The yellow beard distinguishes this variety from the other less common variety which has a white beard. Photographed on the Berg Lake Trail near the top of Emperor Hill.

Green Bog Orchis (Platanthera huronensis)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:06:08 +0000

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The green Platantheras are very hard to distinguish, but I believe the expanded tip of the lip on this plant is diagnostic. This was photographed in the glacial area below Robson Glacier, just north of the Berg Lake Camp.

Small Northern Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:40:45 +0000

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I've posted other pictures of this species, but wanted to show how we found them growing - not only as individual plants, but in clumps, often large clumps with 20 or 30 flowers. These were photographed on the Berg Lake Trail near Kinney Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park.