Cypripedium yunnanense is a rare species with lovely, small, creamy white flowers with dusky pink stripes
Description:
Cypripedium yunnanense is a rare species from southeast Tibet and adjacent China. It has lovely, small, creamy white flowers with dusky pink stripes on stems 4-12 inches high. Grown from seed. Plants will resemble the image but may not be identical. Blooming size.
Common Name: Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests, forest margins, thickets, stony and grassy slopes from 2000-3600 metres.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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