Gordon Beningfield: Spreading Pogonia Orchid

Artist: Gordon Beningfield
1936 - 1998
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 11.75 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 15.375 by 17.375 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Paper

Atop long, slender stems ... accented with delicate green leaves, sprouting skyward ... are the softly colored petals of the Spreading Pogonia Orchid. The delicate coloration of its flower makes this plant one of the most attractive orchids of North America. Usually light pink in color, this lovely orchid has also been known by such names as the Rosebud Orchid ... Funnel-crest ... Ladies' Ettercap ... Crest-lip ... and the Lily-leaved Pogonia. Unlike many orchids, the Spreading Pogonia is very versatile and can easily survive in many different types of habitats. Most often found in low, moist, grassy pine barrens, savannas, shady flatwoods, soggy bogs and the swampy banks of rivers and lakes -- this remarkable orchid can also be found growing in dry, open meadows ... and even on exposed mountain slopes. Interestingly, the Spreading Pogonia seems to thrive in soil that is intensely acidic ... a condition that would quickly wither most other orchids. Geographically, this orchid can be found growing from near sea level on the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Gulf Coast ... all the way up to four thousand feet altitude in the lush mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the U.S. 20¢ Spreading Pogonia Orchid stamp issued March 5, 1984.

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