{"id":8558,"date":"2026-06-28T03:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T03:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=8558"},"modified":"2026-06-28T03:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T03:49:48","slug":"purdon-conservation-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=8558","title":{"rendered":"PURDON CONSERVATION AREA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Lady Slippers are out in full bloom in the Purdon Conservation Area, Purdon, Ontario.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/purdon-1-of-1-2048x1583.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LADY SLIPPER ORCHID<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Because they require specific soil fungi to grow, you cannot transplant them, meaning you must see them in the wild.<\/strong> <strong>You&#8217;re welcome!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-1549x2048.jpg 1549w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SLIPPER-1-of-1-scaled.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mvc.on.ca\/conservation-areas\/purdon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PURPLE PITCHER PLANT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also known as the Northern Pitcher Plant, it is a carnivorous plant that thrives in nutrient-poor acidic bogs and wetlands like that of Purdon. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pitcher-plant-1-of-1-2048x1583.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8564\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8566\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unknown-1-of-1-2-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Purple Pitcher Plant traps insects using a water-filled, tubular leaf with downward-pointing hairs that prevent escape.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lady Slippers are out in full bloom in the Purdon Conservation Area, Purdon, Ontario. LADY SLIPPER ORCHID Because they require specific soil fungi to grow, you cannot transplant them, meaning you must see them in the wild. 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