A plant with a pink flower is blooming in a wetland. This is a Rose Pogonia, the subject of the poem by Robert Frost. Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides) is a member of the Orchid family which grows in bogs in the Adirondack Mountains and sports a single rose-pink flower from late June through mid- to late July. Rose Pogonia is listed as an obligate wetland, meaning that it grows only in wetlands, usually in full sun. It may be found in sphagnum bogs, fens, wet meadows, roadside ditches, and acidic swamps throughout the northeast.

For though the grass was scattered,
Yet every second spear
Seemed tipped with wings of color,
That tinged the atmosphere.

Robert Frost. Rose Pogonias.

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Nice surprise and a real treat while paddling on an undeveloped pond to run across a patch of Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides), a native orchid, growing on the edge of an island at Meetinghouse Pond, Marlborough, NH, 6/23/25. "Other common names for Rose Pogonia include Rose Crest-lip, Beard Flower, Snake Mouth, Snakemouth Orchid, Snake-mouth Orchid, Adder's Mouth, Adder’s-mouth Pogonia, and Dragon’s-mouth." (wildadirondacks.org). It occurs in wetlands, particularly bogs. NH Audubon's Kensan Devan Wildlife Sanctuary is on the eastern and northern edges of the pond. I hiked trails at and kayaked the pond earlier in the week, participating in NH Audubon's Nature Challenge 2025. "This weeklong event aims to document the birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, amphibians, flowers, trees, mosses, mushrooms, and everything that either stops at our sanctuaries or calls them home." (nhaudubon.org)

Nice surprise and a real treat while paddling on an undeveloped pond to run across a patch of Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides), a native orchid, growing on the edge of an island at Meetinghouse Pond, Marlborough, NH, 6/23/25. "Other common names for Rose Pogonia include Rose Crest-lip, Beard Flower, Snake Mouth, Snakemouth Orchid, Snake-mouth Orchid, Adder's Mouth, Adder’s-mouth Pogonia, and Dragon’s-mouth." (wildadirondacks.org). It occurs in wetlands, particularly bogs.

Nice surprise, a real treat to run across a patch of Rose Pogonia, a native orchid, aka snakemouth orchid, adder's tongue, on the edge of an island at Meetinghouse Pond, Marlborough, NH, USA, 6/23/25 (kayaking). It occurs in wetlands, particularly bogs.

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The Rose Pogonia is a lovely native orchid is found in wetlands such as bogs and fens. I was able to see this one a few years back. #rosepogonia #pogoniaophioglossoides #orchids #wildflowers #bog #fen #wny