Cypripedium parviflorum var pubescens - Yellow Lady Slipper This is truly one of the prettiest of the Native orchids. Reaches a height of 1-2 feet with leaves up the stalk, on top sits a beautiful yellow slipper like flower. It prefers a shady location, some morning sun is O.K. The soil must be rich and organic with a ph of 6.0 to 7.0. It prefers hardwood shade where it gets the early Spring sun before the leaves come out on the trees then dappled shade throughout the Summer. Usually blooms here about the same time our leaves are getting full size, which is usually mid May and last for about 4 weeks. It is actually very easy to grow if given the proper conditions as described above. They are very long lived plants reaching ages of 40 or more years. If they like the area you planted them in after 2 or 3 years, depending on the weather also, you should see some new shoots coming off the main root. As the years go by they will make a large clump. I have seen clumps with 25-30 plants with blooms on them, which is quite a site. This is one of the easier Orchids to maintain in a flower garden. When in bloom it is easy to identify. When not in bloom it can superficially resemble Solomon’s Seal and similar species in the Lily family. Differences in the stem is that the Orchid stem and upper leaves are pubescent (hairy) while Solomon’s Seal and Lilies are waxy and glabrous(smooth and hairless). Shade, Rich Soil, 1-2 ft tall, Zones 4-8 gardensoftheblueridge/NativeOrchids_Apl-Tip.html#cyppub
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 19:49:28 +0000
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