Monthly Archives: April 2017

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) Blooms at Rockcliff Farm

Posted on April 27, 2017 by B. W. Wells Association

In early April, nearly one hundred Galearis spectabilis, the Showy Orchis, began to bud and bloom on a steep gorge within seventy five yards of the Wells house at Rockcliff Farm.  The most remarkable part of this orchid irruption is that a blooming Galearis … Continue reading →

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Bird’s-Foot Violets (Viola pedata) on the Road to Rockcliff Farm

Posted on April 16, 2017 by B. W. Wells Association

A sunny, roadside ditch is not the place you would normally expect to find colorful, showy violets, but that is exactly the environment that Viola pedata, the Bird’s-Foot Violet, prefers.  Patches of this violet were seen recently during a roadside … Continue reading →

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