Galearis spectabilis

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region...

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Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region...

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region...

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region...

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region... To read more about this trip and see additional images, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region... To read more about this trip and see additional images, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region... To read more about this trip and see additional images, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Part of a day trip into the mountains of North Carolina. We saw several blooming plants of Galearis spectabilis as well as a number of Trillium species, some of which were very unusual, in that they could be hybrids between two species known to grow in the region... To read more about this trip and see additional images, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!

Even though it was cold and windy and heavy rain was predicted in the area, I decided that photographing the orchids in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina would be worth getting a bit wet. I had invited some flickr friends to join me on this day trip, and so Alan Cressler, Kelvin Taylor and his cousin, Cathy Howell gathered at the Ranger Station and soon headed to a nearby Showy Orchis site. I had photographed these beautiful orchids last week, but I had noticed that there were more in bud than there were blooming. On his trip, however, they were spectacular!