Jim Fowler

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Posted: 12 May 2010


Taken: 12 May 2010

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1/50 f/10.0 105.0 mm ISO 200

OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-510

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Calopogon tuberosus
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Common Grass-pink orchid


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Calopogon tuberosus (Common Grass-Pink Orchid)

Calopogon tuberosus (Common Grass-Pink Orchid)
When I went out into the front yard this morning, I knew that I had to photograph these before it started raining.

These are quite easy to grow in a bog garden environment. They grow from tiny corms or bulb-like structures. Its flowers vary from almost pure white to deep magenta. I have some of the white variety, but for some reason, they bloom a few weeks later than these.

This orchid is known as a non-resupinate orchid, which means that the lip is found in the upper position rather than the lower position on the flower.

BTW that is a red-bodied pitcher plant in the background (Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa).

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