tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178530645168049349.post2295640145876331805..comments2024-03-04T00:51:50.562-05:00Comments on The Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary: Garter Snake, Fowler's Toad, and Pink LadyslippersPaul Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16866196394764849380noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178530645168049349.post-61209093171813456822016-06-04T21:46:41.811-04:002016-06-04T21:46:41.811-04:00simply amazing that you were able to transplant th...simply amazing that you were able to transplant them. I do know they are fussy. they like their own little spots.<br /><br />but you have figured out what they need and love to thrive on. wonderful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093958540228409153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178530645168049349.post-81061067801223727822016-06-04T14:47:56.533-04:002016-06-04T14:47:56.533-04:00These lady-slippers have quite a history. I used t...These lady-slippers have quite a history. I used to live in Old Field (near Stony Brook) and on the other side of the street (Holly Lane) there were woods where a large house was to be built. There was a small clump of lady-slippers in a spot which was soon to be excavated, so I transferred them across the road to my property, where I knew they would do well because they would go in very similar woods.<br />Quite a few years later our house burnt down, which led to the purchase of the Baiting Hollow property. Since I thought it likely that the new owners would build a mansion on the site to which I had moved the orchids, which had flourished, I decided to move them to another new, again very similar site (dry sandy oak woods) site at the new place. They did even better here, and have spread quite a bit, even beyond the original clump shown here. As I explain in the post, they set seed which I then carefully "sow" (actually little puffs of smoke-like powder) onto likely nearby sites.<br />These orchids have very particular pollination and cultural requirements. They are definitely NOT garden plants, but they are very pretty.Paul Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866196394764849380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178530645168049349.post-80352324285010683932016-06-04T13:55:40.578-04:002016-06-04T13:55:40.578-04:00I have never seen so many Lady's Slippers in o...I have never seen so many Lady's Slippers in one place before. thank you for sharing this beautiful picture.<br />So happy that they are still here on LI. I remember them from when I was a child, playing in the woods. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093958540228409153noreply@blogger.com