Cypripedium parviflorum (Yellow Lady's Slipper Orchid)

Michael's Opinion

I have failed with this plant in cultivation many times, yet when I see it growing in the limestone ditches of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada, I look in awe as it lines the roadsides with wild, carefree abandon.

Botanical Information

FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusCypripedium
Speciesparviflorum
CategoryBulbs, Perennials, Wildflowers & Weeds
OriginNative to Canada.
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Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
GrowthSlow
Flowering PeriodMay

Description and Growing Information

Notable Specimens Roadsides of Eastnor Township in the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.
HabitatWet areas such as bogs and moist woods.

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