A Paris species growing in a large colony under some spruce at 7,000 ft. If you are not familiar with Paris, they are a relative of the Trillium, but have four segments of everything, instead of three. What few species there are, all are highly collectable by plant enthusiasts who search for them at the nurseries who ‘know’.
This just might be the nicests green roof we’ve seen, on a pizza cafe in the center of Grindlewald, this planting has moss, spruce and stone pine growing along with many small shrubs. The constant moisture provided my mountain mist and the cool summer temperatures certainly add to its success.
Neottia nidus-avis blooms under the spruce trees at the base of the Eiger’s North Face where it risks getting crushed my the massive rockslides that keep occuring in this wet month of June. We saw many trails so covered with freshly tumbled rock and mud, that the rain had not even had time to wash the mud off of the rocks., as they crushed Stone PInes into tooth picks. SO, we decided to turn back!
I did not see the fig, but I am certainly enjoying this series of posts, especially since it will be in the low 90's today.