A forest walk revealed wildflowers.
The Tiger Lily likes sunshine and so favours clearings in the forest.
Also a member of the lily family, the Queen’s Cup favours the dappled sunlight of moist woodlands and was strewn across the forest floor in the hundreds.
Far more picky than the two lilies in its choice of habitat is the Mountain Lady’s Slipper. This wild orchid seems to favour deep-forest slopes where the soil has been made alkaline by seepage. Although it is possibly found in a number of locations around the Lake, I know of only two, and each of them may have as few as a half-dozen flowers.
In all my years in the Kootenay’s, I’ve never come across a Mountain Lady Slipper…..and I even consider myself a mountain lady! It’s stunning!
On a walk from Barb and Dave’s place, we saw the first two only. The Mountain Lady’s Slipper is spectacular.
We are fortunate to be able to share. It makes your photos seem more intimate now that we have met. Lovely to spend a wonderful afternoon with you.. Thank you. Heather’s finger is just fine.
Alastair.
Lovely. Thanks again