Today I tried to find Cypripedium calceolus in north-Tyrol near Kössen. It is not so far away from my home. The weather was very bad with pouring rin. So it was not so easy to make good pictures and to climb up to the places where the slippers grow. But I had good luck and found a lot of these wonderful orchids.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus06aStandort2009.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus08a2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus09b2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus14c2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus14d2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus14e2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus18a2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus19b2009-06-02Ni.jpg

On this place I found really a lot of plants, I cannot show all the pictures which I have made.

Later more

Best greetings

Olaf

Another place nearby shows also many many plants in flower.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus20bStandort2009.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus22a2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus34a2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus34b2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus28c2009-06-02Ni.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus29b2009-06-02Ni.jpg

Nearby the slippers I found also many of Centaurea montana (I think thhe english name is mountain knapweed)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Flockenblume01a2009-06-02Niederhaus.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/FlockenblumeCentaureamontana01b2009.jpg

I was seeking also the albine form of Cypripedium calceolus, the golden slipper, but had no luck. Perhaps another one had more luck and can how it here.

Best greetings

Olaf

Beautiful cyp clumps you found there!

Thanks for sharing!

very very pretty:heart::heart::heart:

Beautiful! Thanks Olaf!

WOW! Beautiful! Those are some nice sized plants.

those plants are spotless. very nice!

Those cyp plants are beautiful!

wow beautiful plants!! very nice!!!

Nice pictures and nice plants!! :)

Fantastic blooms...awesome pics!

Wonderful cyp flowers and pictures.

Gorgeous plants in bloom just spectacular! Thank you Olaf!

Today I visited the same place in Austria only 20 km from my home, looking for more Cypripedium.
I found again a lot of.

Here a picture of a waterfall in this valley. Nearby many Cypripedia grow.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Wasserfall1aNiederhauserTal2009-06-.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus6aNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus10aNiederhauser.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus2hNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus3aNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus2dNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus2bNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus2gNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus2fNiederhauserT.jpg

We can see in many groups of the Cypripedium that the flowerperiod is going to the end

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus7aNiederhauserT.jpg

Best greetings

Olaf

[QUOTE=Olaf;278212]Today I tried to find Cypripedium calceolus in north-Tyrol near Kössen. It is not so far away from my home. The weather was very bad with pouring rin. So it was not so easy to make good pictures and to climb up to the places where the slippers grow. But I had good luck and found a lot of these wonderful orchids.

Great to see them in situ.
Nice big clumps. Thanks for sharing.

Beside the clones in full flower I found also bulks with plants with now finished flower period.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus8bNiederhauserT.jpg

One big clone finished in tha last days also the flower period
The picture one week ago

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus34a2009-06-0-1.jpg

and now

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus9aNiederhauserT.jpg

Many flowers are now pollinated

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus5aNiederhauserT.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Cypripediumcalceolus5bNiederhauserT.jpg

Not so far away I found also a interesting Orobanche

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/OrobanchegracilisBlutroteSommerwurz.jpg


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/og48/Heimisches/Ophrysinsectifera1bNiederhauserTal2.jpg

and some Ophrys insectifera
see here more pictures

http://www.slipperorchidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=287796#post287796

Best greetings

Olaf

Hi Olaf...great photos and colonies found congrats also for the very nice photoes!!!

very very beauty:heart::heart::heart:ty

all beautiful pix!!!

Beautiful plants and beautiful waterfall picture.

Beautiful cyp plants! Wonderful scenery!

Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic pics...lovely blooms!

Beautiful pictures! Thanks Olaf!

Beautiful cypripediums! Thanks for posting!

Beautiful pictures Olaf thank you!