A familiar song — “tea-cher, Tea-Cher, TEA-CHER!” — greeted me as I stepped from my car. I first heard that territorial assertion of the ovenbird in this same spot 39 years ago in 1984. Another three ...

URBANA, Ohio - There is an elegant little orchid in the Cedar Bog Nature Preserve that has put botanists and conservationists in a precarious place. It's called the small yellow lady's slipper, and it ...

If there is a single word that captivates practically every wildflower enthusiast, it is the word orchid. Perhaps it is due to the beauty and exquisiteness of the orchid blossom. Maybe it is the ...

In general, lady-slippers want loose, aerated soil, not compacted dry soil. If your showy lady-slippers do well, you can divide them like hostas early in the spring or in the fall to get more plants.

Whenever I'm conducting a wildflower identification workshop, I always make two points that are essential to understanding the plant world. One is that every characteristic of a plant's flower is ...

Named for the shape of its blossom, the large yellow lady slipper is a native North American orchid. Southeast Missouri is near the southwestern edge of this flower's range, which extends northward ...

Identifying wildflowers often requires attention to details other than their flowers to distinguish closely related species. For many plant groups the species differ by attributes of their fruits. So, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Dear Sun Spots: I wrote to Sun Spots many years ago concerning a Maine ...

Lady’s Slipper, has been Minnesota’s state flower, ever since 1902. Minnesota continues to protect it dating back to 1925. It is important to keep in mind, that picking, uprooting and unearthing the ...

A myth about New Hampshire's state wildflower, the pink lady slipper, might just be the reason why they are now so prevalent.Also known as the moccasin flower, this member of the orchid family is now ...