Cypripedium plectrochilum
Cypripedium plectrochilum is a rare oddball with brownish burgundy petals around a white pouch and a strange green horn-like protuberance growing off the slipper.
Description:
Cypripedium plectrochilum is a rare species endemic to southwest China known as the ram's head lady's slipper spotted lady's slipper. It has small, intriguing flowers with brownish burgundy petals around a white pouch with subtle pink detailing and a strange green horn-like protuberance that comes off the tip of the slipper. For experienced gardeners only: species orchids are more exacting in their growing requirements than hybrids. Grown from seed. Plants will resemble the image but may not be identical. Blooming size.
Common Name: Ram's Head Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Burgundy
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.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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