tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post5606488792917219305..comments2024-03-27T22:17:28.911-05:00Comments on PlantPostings: Orchids in my gardenBeth at PlantPostingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-86520366131168216642013-07-25T21:42:07.053-05:002013-07-25T21:42:07.053-05:00Good luck! Sometimes you find things when you stop...Good luck! Sometimes you find things when you stop looking ... and when you least expect it!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-37012120414490321952013-07-25T21:40:11.363-05:002013-07-25T21:40:11.363-05:00I know--poor plant! But it sounds like it doesn...I know--poor plant! But it sounds like it doesn't need my pity, since it volunteers all over the place! Uninvited guests--especially invasive ones--are frustrating, aren't they?Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-40599175970687535482013-07-25T21:38:48.445-05:002013-07-25T21:38:48.445-05:00Yep. ;-) Cranefly Orchid ... I will have to resear...Yep. ;-) Cranefly Orchid ... I will have to research that one. We have several species of Lady Slipper Orchids here, along with several others. It's so fun to find them in the wild.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-83495774539704229162013-07-25T21:36:58.075-05:002013-07-25T21:36:58.075-05:00I know...I agree on all your points. But I guess I...I know...I agree on all your points. But I guess I don't want to have to deal an invasive plant taking over my garden. "Tragic" is a good word for it!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-10215637071240318092013-07-25T21:35:27.521-05:002013-07-25T21:35:27.521-05:00We have quite a few native Orchids here, but this ...We have quite a few native Orchids here, but this one doesn't belong. It's unfortunate, because it's really pretty.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-77643628011974750012013-07-25T21:34:26.324-05:002013-07-25T21:34:26.324-05:00Ah, let us know what your plant is. That is a fun ...Ah, let us know what your plant is. That is a fun part about being a gardener, and a garden blogger. And yes, I don't want to have to deal with any more invasive plants!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-8889833421286036852013-07-25T21:33:02.440-05:002013-07-25T21:33:02.440-05:00True, Donna! I found a couple more, so I hope this...True, Donna! I found a couple more, so I hope this isn't the beginning of a challenge...Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-82393240484421755012013-07-18T16:58:51.380-05:002013-07-18T16:58:51.380-05:00I wish orchids were invasive in my garden. I'v...I wish orchids were invasive in my garden. I've been travelling all over the county trying to find the Bee orchid this year! :)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363592883349241096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-87628386555803530762013-07-14T20:19:54.553-05:002013-07-14T20:19:54.553-05:00Bastard Hellebore!! What a name, doesn’t even look...Bastard Hellebore!! What a name, doesn’t even look like a hellebore, I’d love to have some native orchids in my garden, native to Britain that is, but not any uninvited guests that isn’t even native to the area, I can understand you got rid of it. But I do think it looks lovely :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-71321531624123597522013-07-14T18:44:16.356-05:002013-07-14T18:44:16.356-05:00Poor Bastard Hellebore! So lovely. I too have neve...Poor Bastard Hellebore! So lovely. I too have never heard of an invasive orchid, though I did know that there are more orchid species than just about any other type of plant on earth. I only know of one in my own garden, Crane-fly Orchid, which fortunately is native here.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-37260970128690399952013-07-14T07:32:58.262-05:002013-07-14T07:32:58.262-05:00How tragic! It is SO lovely......and felt like su...How tragic! It is SO lovely......and felt like such a gift. It's so hard to be responsible!potagerbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920898198943535858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-9766040259559037402013-07-13T22:16:54.683-05:002013-07-13T22:16:54.683-05:00Sad. It's beautiful. I think of orchids as b...Sad. It's beautiful. I think of orchids as being tropical so I never imagined they would grow wild let alone become invasive in Wisconsin!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-54517044478720733522013-07-13T14:20:50.174-05:002013-07-13T14:20:50.174-05:00I too let the weeds go to bloom if I am unsure wha...I too let the weeds go to bloom if I am unsure what they will become. I love the mystery. One is growing now that is over two feet and no one could ID it. So I am waiting for it to flower. Good you got your ID and removed it before it became a problem next year. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-11563269484964557612013-07-13T13:59:47.767-05:002013-07-13T13:59:47.767-05:00It is hard to pull those pretty flowers and weeds ...It is hard to pull those pretty flowers and weeds that are invasive but knowing what they can do gives us strength.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-54816098300798972412013-07-13T08:44:08.734-05:002013-07-13T08:44:08.734-05:00Actually, Wisconsin has about 50 native species of...Actually, Wisconsin has about 50 native species of Orchids. Here's an article that talks about some of them: <a href="http://bit.ly/18TZ4nh" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/18TZ4nh</a>.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-52711589330338115602013-07-13T08:42:09.463-05:002013-07-13T08:42:09.463-05:00Apparently, it spreads through its fibrous roots a...Apparently, it spreads through its fibrous roots and rhizomes. The more I read about this plant, the more I realize what a problem it can be here. I hope it doesn't gain a foothold in my garden. :(Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-91319923039582268392013-07-13T08:12:45.779-05:002013-07-13T08:12:45.779-05:00I suppose beauty with plants and flowers is a subj...I suppose beauty with plants and flowers is a subjective thing. And maybe I should have used a different background to give you a better view of the delicate pastel pink/purple of the petals. It isn't attractive before it flowers, in my opinion. But the blooms are actually very delicate--smaller than the width of my pinky finger. The weed/introduced invasive issue is a tough one.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-60624676933218776342013-07-13T07:57:43.183-05:002013-07-13T07:57:43.183-05:00Very interesting . . . an Orchid in Wisconsin! Ho...Very interesting . . . an Orchid in Wisconsin! How did that ever happen, I wonder . . . Right you were to try to remove it . . . puzzling though!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-43342271647749897292013-07-13T07:39:02.584-05:002013-07-13T07:39:02.584-05:00It is very pretty. Does it spread by seed or runne...It is very pretty. Does it spread by seed or runners? Sorry it had to hit the compost pile.Layaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711709343178927400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-19965678245521533982013-07-13T05:09:28.583-05:002013-07-13T05:09:28.583-05:00Actually I don't think it's that pretty. I...Actually I don't think it's that pretty. I love the delicate little wild native orchids we have here. That one reminds me of the large cultivated orchids that are sold in florists and that people grow in pots. But of course it's a fascinating topic, the whole topic of introduced weeds, what is a weed, etc. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-63633228313819405122013-07-12T21:59:02.293-05:002013-07-12T21:59:02.293-05:00Yes, it's among the prettiest "weeds"...Yes, it's among the prettiest "weeds" I've ever seen. Actually, it's kind of ugly or scruffy until it blooms, and then it's so pretty. And the fact that it's an Orchid -- so sad that I can't let it live here. :(Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-46205087886385103322013-07-12T21:55:15.148-05:002013-07-12T21:55:15.148-05:00Thanks. Yes, I know. I think I did the right thing...Thanks. Yes, I know. I think I did the right thing, but gosh it's a beautiful Orchid. :(Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-71127180270145112332013-07-12T21:54:09.169-05:002013-07-12T21:54:09.169-05:00Wow, you wrote about this back in 2008! Yes, confl...Wow, you wrote about this back in 2008! Yes, conflicted is the right word. Wild to think that the conditions have to be just right for an Orchid and this one thrives to excess here! I found a couple more of these later today and pulled them out, too, but I did pause. Thank you.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-21045105109891344662013-07-12T21:49:43.903-05:002013-07-12T21:49:43.903-05:00I know. It's sad. And strange. Apparently this...I know. It's sad. And strange. Apparently this Orchid has been common in Milwaukee and up to Green Bay and Door County for some time, but last year was the first time I saw it in my garden. I had no idea it was invasive until I did a little more research this year. Dang.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905148744278712684.post-29336070545395981002013-07-12T21:37:46.719-05:002013-07-12T21:37:46.719-05:00That's much prettier then anything weed like t...That's much prettier then anything weed like that I have growing in my garden. What a shame...<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.com