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--Apple-Mail-1-866274791 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I am interested in comments on current Nova Scotia status, observations and thoughts regarding the orchid, Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine). A few years ago (2003), I first found some on a farm in Berwick (under white pine). I had never heard of nor observed it anywhere in the province before. Low and behold, in 2007 it showed up for the first time, all on its own, in one of my flower gardens in Avonport. It is there again this year, looking well and healthy. Last Friday I had it pointed out to me in Smiley's Provincial Park by Natural Resources person, Art Crowell; it was of particular interest to him because this is the first year that it has been noticed in the park. In the Flora of Nova Scotia (Zinc), I see it was first recorded in the province in the 1985. From comments of others with whom I've spoken, I gather that this orchid has suddenly been appearing across the province where it had not been seen before. In the plants I've seen, the flowers are small and not very showy (although when magnified they are more attractive), some references on the "net" even go so far as to say that it is an invasive species, which is not a characteristic that we usually associate with orchids. Here are two links to photos and comments about Helleborine (not Nova Scotian). http://www.osrbg.ca/files/EPI_HEL.HTM http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=1003880 Sherman --Apple-Mail-1-866274791 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I am interested in = comments on current Nova Scotia status, observations and thoughts = regarding the orchid, Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine). =A0A few = years ago (2003), I first found some on a farm in Berwick (under white = pine). =A0I had never heard of nor observed it anywhere in the province = before. =A0</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Low and behold, in 2007 it = showed up for the first time, all on its own, in one of my flower = gardens in Avonport. It is there again this year, looking well and = healthy. Last Friday I had it pointed out to me=A0in Smiley's Provincial = Park=A0by Natural Resources person, Art Crowell; =A0it was of particular = interest to him because this is the first year that it has been noticed = in the park. =A0</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>In the Flora of Nova = Scotia (Zinc), I see it was first recorded in the province in the 1985. = =A0=46rom comments of =A0others with whom I've spoken, =A0I gather that = this orchid has suddenly been appearing=A0across the province where it = had not been seen before.=A0</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>In the plants I've seen, = the flowers are small and not very showy (although when magnified they = are more attractive), some references on the "net" even go so far as to = say that it is an invasive species, which is not a characteristic that = we usually associate with orchids.</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Here are two links to = =A0photos and comments about Helleborine (not Nova = Scotian).</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><a = href=3D"http://www.osrbg.ca/files/EPI_HEL.HTM">http://www.osrbg.ca/files/E= PI_HEL.HTM</a></div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><a = href=3D"http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D1003880= ">http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D1003880</a></= div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Sherman</div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1-866274791--
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