Cypripedium tibeticum
Cypripedium tibeticum is an exquisite species with large, deep magenta flowers highlighted with white striping.
Description:
Cypripedium tibeticum is an exquisite species with large, deep magenta flowers highlighted with white striping. Blooms in May/June. 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. Blooming size with multiple eyes.
Common Name: Lady's Slipper Orchid - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open forests, forest margins, srubby slopes, grassy slopes, stony places from 2300-4200 m.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
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