Welcome to the FN forum Suzy, itÂs too bad that you had to post this message as your first message here.

ItÂs a terrible shame whoever is doing this, I hope they get caught and get slapped with a big heavy fine!

Just this early spring, I bought a little Cypripedium reginae from Dominion Seed House who say they are certified that the plants offered have been produced in nurseries and have not been taken from their natural settings in which I paid a pretty penny doing so....sure hope itÂs happy in my garden.

Well good luck finding the culprit(s) and keep us updated.

Sharon

Hi Suzy, I haven't heard of anyone selling them but I have heard over the years of people stealing them for their own gardens. How sad that most of them probably don't even survive the transplant either.

I wouldn't want to make the problem worse by telling people where to find them (I know where some are and the less said the better) but if you could give an area or tell me your RM, I will try to find out more.

Gillian

Thank you to those of you who are helping me put a stop to this. I love flowers and have been working on developing my own perennial beds... but would not even think of trying to transplant wild flowers into it. At least not ones taken from the wild.
I look forward to posting and reading more messages that are happier topics.
Thanks again
Norma