Indiana Orchid

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Indiana Orchid

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Our Lady Slipper seems quite happy this year.



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Wow, that looks great. Could you provide more information about those Orchids? My wife would love them.
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Jeff, they are native but rare around here, that clump is twice removed from where I originally had it so they are hardy, transplant easy ( I dug that clump on a COLD Feb day this year, the soil was partially frozen as I recall and planted it that same day), deer love them, they like woodsy loamy soil and the shade of large trees. This one is from a small piece I gave my parents many years ago and they live 90 miles colder than me, we moved them in with us last fall so I went back for the orchid in Feb and moved the clump with no apparent setback at all.

That's about all I know but I'm sure the web has lots more info.
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