The globally rare Kentucky Lady Slipper Orchids In Cabin Swamp at Hickory Hollow

Meet in parking lot by 1:00 pm. Wear sturdy walking shoes and dress for the field with insect repellent, etc. Much of the walk will be on level ground on the White trail but the path down to Cabin Swamp is somewhat steep and narrow.

A preview of some of the fabulous plants that should be blooming and flaunting their glory include the rare Kentucky Lady Slipper Orchid, Purple Twayblade, Green False Hellebore, Solomon’s Seal, Wild Ginger, statuesque swamp ferns like Cinnamon, Royal ferns that can reach up to 4 or 5’ tall in rich moist soils, as well as the diminutive Grape and Adder’s Tonge ferns.

False Green Hellebore – HH hosts the largest colony in the Coastal Plain of the N.A. (photos by B. Washington)