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Old 11-06-2005, 07:12 AM
carbuff
 
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Default Yellow Lady Slipper in Zone 3 - Winnipeg

Background: moved into a 1/2 acre urban property last fall, so everything
that's coming up is a surprise, more or less. I remember a few things that
were growing, but foolishly neglected to take pictures of the place (what
can I say, it was a move-from-hell).

Also, it's been an extremely wet and cooler than normal spring, so I'm weeks
behind in my planting schedule for my veggies.

So today, the first day without rain since who knows when, I crank up the
wheels on my lawnmower to the highest position to attack the weeds before
roto-tilling in the proposed veggie garden, and: lo & behold - I see some
gorgeous yellow blooms. Almost mowed over them. Did a Google search, and
apparently they are both rare and picky as to where they grow.

I'd love to transplant them to join my Hostas on the north side of the
house, but I'd be devastated if they didn't survive the move. I could
easily leave them where they are (hey, with 1/2 an acre, I've got lots of
leeway) but they are so far from the house that they won't be enjoyed.

What to do??