Mississippi and southeast US native orchid Platanthera ciliaris is blooming now. These grow on the side of a roadside ditch on the farm. This is a good year for them. In addition to this cluster of about a dozen orchids, there are several smaller, first time blooming, plant clusters to the right and left extending the range of the orchid along the ditch side. My job for this winter, once the plants are dormant, is to clear out the encroaching brush to help minimize competition for the orchids.
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