I went to a local bog today because I was gifted a little book with information about the chronology of plant life at the bog. The last time I saw bog orchids was about 10 years ago in New Brunswick, Canada. It was my first time at the Hawley Bog so I had no idea what to expect. I had read that there might be pitcher plants and some orchids in late June so I thought I'd see....We found a nice boardwalk to walk into the bog. There were several types of laurel.
Oh my!! I would have been in heaven too! The Orchids are just breathtaking!
This just doesn't quit here, does it!!
I do think your mystery plant is Clintonia borealis, the Blue Bead Lily. And what a large patch of it!
We went back to the bog today and took a walk in the woods first. Turns out it used to be the center of town so there were foundations and info signage.
This time the Clintonias had blue seed pods.
The 'shrooms were bigger.
Orange and yellow Canada lilies were out.
There was a loud hum around this shrub which turned out to be tons of busy bees.
Now for mysteries.
D. spotted this Habenaria. But which one??? (lacera, blephariglottis, clavellata?) Too far to tell! Hoping this close plant will be one too. I'll just have to go back!
Then there were these yellow flowers but too far to see what they were, too!
Kathy, your pictures are wonderful!
I believe you can rule out lacera, I don't think it would be that white.
Paul Martin Brown ( Wild Orchids of the Northeastern United States, a field guide) puts the blooming time for blephariglottis to June 28. - August 25. And the height 15 - 60 cm. Sounds promising!
Blooming time for clavellata is June 8. -August 29. But he gives the color as green to straw yellow.
Brown also lists Platanthera dilatata as white, and blooming time is June 10. to September 5, height 30 -108 cm.
This one is supposed to smell of cinnamon.