Calypso Orchid
Calypso bulbosa

Calypso is a genus of orchids containing only one species,
Calypso bulbosa, known as the calypso orchid,
fairy slipper or Venus's slipper.

People come to the Gorge from far and wide to see this delightful little flower.




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Calypso Orichid
(Calypso bulbosa) Also called: fairy slipper

The calypso is named after the beautiful Greek nymph in Homer's "Odyssey" who lived a solitary life on an island. After Odysseus was washed ashore on her island, she kept him prisoner for seven years.

Click Here for more info from Wikipedia

Click Here to see this orchid and other nativer OR orchids - Oregon Orchid Society

Click Here for info from Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest

Click for picturtes from arkive.ort



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