Hosted Florida Native Orchid and Wildflower Walk - June 7, 2014

We had a great time on June 7 at Fort Christmas Historical Park and nearby Orlando Wetlands Park.  We saw many species of wildflowers and other plants on our leisurely walk through both these parks.  Five species of orchids were found, including three in flower, and one in fruit.

Here are the orchids we saw in flower:

The Florida Butterfly Orchid (Encyclia tampensis)

The Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus)

Scarlet Ladies Tresses (Sacoila lanceolata).

Two other orchid species that we saw out of flower were the Greenfly Orchid (Epidendrum magnoliae) and the Jingle Bell/Needleroot Orchid (Dendrophylax porrectus).

I hope others can join us next year, as I hope to make this an annual event.