Wildflowers of KY - Cranefly Orchid by Derek Coomer
2018-08-08- Photo by Derek Coomer
Just sending along a photo of an overlooked late summer wildflower. The cranefly orchid spends most of the year as a single leaf on the forest floor. The leaves are easy to recognize because the topside is dark green and the underside a deep purple. In July they send up a stalk of brown flowers, not as showy as their cousins the lady's-slippers, but beautiful in their own way. - DC Comments | Permalink
2018-08-08- Photo by Derek Coomer
Just sending along a photo of an overlooked late summer wildflower. The cranefly orchid spends most of the year as a single leaf on the forest floor. The leaves are easy to recognize because the topside is dark green and the underside a deep purple. In July they send up a stalk of brown flowers, not as showy as their cousins the lady's-slippers, but beautiful in their own way. - DC Comments | Permalink