Indian Pipe – Native Plant of the Day 07/09/2016
Photo from 06/19/2005. Location: GSMNP, Little Greenbrier School. More info / photos at the Monotropa uniflora detail page.
Indian Pipe – Monotropa uniflora
Also NPOD 08/04/2010, 08/04/2011, 08/04/2012, 08/04/2013, 08/04/2014, 08/04/2015
showed up last Summer under my partly dying Smoke bush . I garden on the cliff edge of Lake Erie , 8 miles west of downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
[ Lakewood, Ohio ].I get so many plants that are blown in [ seeds ] and from the birds that migrate.
Thanks for the visit, Rosemarie. I was born in Akron.
gcw
I did find one specimen of Indian pipe that looked more red than pink.
Found a patch of flowers in liberty pa
Found a plant on the south side of our pond, western New York. Neat!
Thanks, Charlene, and you too, Annie, for your visits and reports!
gcw
I just found 2 blooms of Indian Pipe in my woods beside a fast running trout stream. I live in Bangor, PA, which is in the Slate Belt. I knew what it was because I saw it on a trip to Nova Scotia many years ago.
I remember seeing these as a child in Massachusetts. About 10 years ago we discovered a few when clearing land around our yard, but haven’t seen any since. Happily I just came in from a walk in our woods in upstate NY and we spotted several clumps of them. I find them so interesting and unusual, I love seeing them.
Nearly every year, a clump of these turn up somewhere on our 1 acre woodland here in central North Carolina.
Very cool, Norman. It’s always a highlight of my hike when I run across Indian Pipe.
– gcw
Saw a 6″ diameter clump in a small section of wood in South Bethany, Delaware. Have been searching for a week to find the name of it!
Thanks so much… Looking forward to seeing the flowers turn upwards.
Wow! I’ve only seen small clumps of Indian Pipe – less than 1′ across. That would be amazing to see. Thanks! – gcw
I am wanting to plant some of these, would love to know where to find some seeds. Can anyone help me find them. I think they would make a great garden project for the schools. Thank you sooo much for your help.
Debi
I’ve read that Monotropa uniflora is almost impossible to cultivate. It forms a symbiotic relationship with certain fungi, and I think those fungi may be parasitic, so the specific environment for it to grow is somewhat complex. It would be real cool to be able to grow them, though.
– gcw
I just discovered a little patch of this growing in my woods in Mirrormont area of Issaquah Washington. Fascinating plant.
Just went and measured and it is 23 inches from one end to the other. Seems to be growing in a line.
Went wandering around and found a second patch. It is over 12 inches in diameter.
Very cool, Cathy!
I am located in Grover, NC which is right on the NC/SC stateline on I-85. I have found several patches of this plant in my wooded backside of my backyard (approx. .75 ac.) Thanks for all the information! It was bothering me that I couldn’t find out what it is. It is growing on a hillside and there is a drainage creek not too far from the area they are growing in. It seems to be thriving and happy, however I would like to know if there is anything I could do or are they best left alone?
Darlene – I’m not a cultivator of plants – I photograph wild ones – but I suspect these particular plants are best left alone. From what I’ve read they need specific conditions, and I personally would be afraid of messing with them unless an expert weighed in on what to do.
– gcw
Found two small isolated patches off Fisherman’s Trail in Ridley Creek State Park, Delaware County, PA
Found a patch of them in the woods by my house along the Buffalo Rivet near Mondovi, WI. Beautiful.
My husband just got photos today in our back 40. They are absolutely beautiful. Since I can’t share the photo, I’ll share the link to his post on Facebook (it’s public).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1630994503641447&set=pcb.1630994556974775&type=3&theater
On september 1, 2018, Indian Pipe with rosy pink blush showed up at South Cumberland State Park in Tennessee. This was at Greeter Falls, on the short trail to Blue Falls.
Rosy pink Indian Pipe found on trail to Blue Hole, at Greeter Falls area in South Cumberland State Park. (Previous post showed Blue Trail). This is correction.
taken in 2015 Card Lake, Muskoka a large carpet of them
Today I found two small six inch long patches on public land in Fleming Island Florida. They look more like flowers with blush petals and white to blue grey stems. I’ve lived here and hiked in the area for more than 20 years but never encountered any before. Thank you for solving the mystery.
I found the Indian Pipe plant in Brunswick Georgia wooded area
I just found two of these today 7/9/23 in the woods near Boring Oregon. They are really dark on the ends wish I could share a pic I made a video jus now on YouTube find my channel candy Szymanski ty!