Cypripedium macranthos
Cypripedium macranthos has large, dramatic flowers in shades of deep magenta pink with huge, rounded pouches.
Description:
Cypripedium macranthos has large, dramatic flowers in shades of deep glowing magenta pink with huge, rounded pouches and broad, striped petals. One of the most dramatic and beautiful of the species. Blooms in May. Grown from seed. Plants will resemble the image but may not be identical. Lady's slipper hybrids are much more vigorous and easy to grow than species. Well cared for clumps can double their flowering stems ever year! Blooming size.
Common Name: Lady's Slipper Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
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: Well-drained humus-rich soils in forests, forest margins and on grassy slopes from 400-2400 m.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
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