Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid growing near Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vermont. Here is wiki on Lady Slipper Orchids
We are lucky to have wild lady slippers growing in our area. They are very specialized to certain conditions as I guess all orchids. They are very hard to grow in "captivity".
These are yellow lady slippers. I previously posted some pink lady slippers. The third variety is all white which is the rarest.
We are fortunate to know some native Vermonters that know where they grow. And try to keep the locations secret 😉 In fact they tried to disguise the trail to these by pulling some leaves and twigs over the trail. Some of you will roll your eyes but too many idiots will try to dig these up and take them home. One idiot, gone forever... at least that plant in that location. It is illegal to collect them on US Forest lands.
Lovely day here in Vermont. Finally some sun ☀️ Have a great day!