Cypripedium formosanum
(Lady's Slipper Orchid)
Family - Orchidaceae
Category - Perennial, orchid
Origin - Taiwan
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 15cm
Width - up to 15cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A hardy terrestrial orchid with an upright habit. Pale to mid-green Basal Leaves are ovate to rounded in shape and are pleated. Striking lady's slipper orchid flowers have three spreading upper petals and a pouch-like lower petal. The Blooms are creamy-white and speckled with deep pink. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in late spring.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Additional common name - Formosan Lady's Slipper Orchid
Flower:
Lady's slipper orchid flowers are composed of three spreading upper petals and one pouch-like lower petal. The flowers are creamy-white and flecked with deep pink. The blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in May.
Flower colour: White, pink
Flower shape: Lady's slipper orchid flowers held singly
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Pale to mid-green leaves are ovate to rounded in shape and pleated. The leaves are produced in opposite pairs at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to rounded
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Protect from slugs in the spring.