Mysterious!

[ursulav]

Stumbled over this while putting up Redneck Flowerbeds along the fence. (Ingredients-one 2 x 8, two metal stakes, one mallet, one chain link fence. Add dirt and mulch, plant vines along fence line so that you don’t have to keep staring at the @!@#!&! chain link.)

Comments

[archie_c]

My next door neighbour is a walking botanical encyclopaedia. I shall ask her in the morning :-)

[mckenzee]

can't remember if you are on an iphone, but there is a nice app called LeafSnap. It requires a white background behind a single leaf, but it makes a valiant attempt at ID.

[mckenzee]

Personally, with your location, I'd suspect some type of hosta left from a previous tenant.

[bunnykissd]

Definitely looks like some kind of lady slipper or moccasin plant.. has it been unseasonably warm?

[playswithworms]

Crane fly orchid?

[ursulav]

It is indeed! I was updating when you posted--damn, that's a good ID, though, I'd never even HEARD of the things!

[playswithworms]

I have putty root orchid in the park where I work - very similar, with the bizarre winter leaf, so I saw your picture and immediately knew the ballpark in which to go poking about :)

[gairid]

Looks a bit like Cornus canadensis aka Buncheberry Dogwood, but the woodland orchid is the best bet, I think.