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The Secret Garden of Orchids – The Nature Conservancy

By: Jay O'Neill

“Sliding down a steep creek side somewhere in western Maryland, a group of botanists and ecologists are on the hunt. It’s a cloudy day in May 2018, and they’re searching for an elusive orchid called the white lady’s slipper, or Cypripedium candidum.” Read more…

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