Iris giganticaeruleaImage Credit:Jean LafitteNational Historical Park and PreserveLouisianaJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana. United States National Park Service, Public Domain.
This is one of the beautiful sun orchids which has a spiral leaf. This photo was taken last year and it is almost time for them to flower again. They grow in the same spot each year and like areas which are slightly damp.Orchidacae Thelymitra maculata In Explore #495 Aug 8 - 2004
2008.05.23: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 155 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde).Flowering in may-june.Rare but with a stable population in Lobau.German names: Wanzen-Hundswurz, Wanzen-Knabenkraut.ID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rd