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Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Mocassin Flower)
Flowers have showy, maroon to dark green petals and a deep yellow, pouch-like lip. Each plant typically produces one flower, sometimes two.
- » AKA Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
- » Flowers have showy maroon to dark green petals and a deep yellow pouch-like lip
- » Each plant generally produces only one flower, rarely two
- » Upright foliage is soft, folded and ovate to fan-shaped
- » Foliage has deep veining, giving it a striped look
- » Juvenile leaves are hairy
- » Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
- Category:Perennials
- Hardiness Zone:3
- Height:30-40 cm
- Spread:30-35 cm
- Bloom Color: Magenta
Exposure
| • | Partial Sun/Shade |
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist to Average |
Growth Rate
| • | Slow |
Attributes
| • | Native to Ontario |
Flowering Time
| • | Summer |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Native to Ontario and much of North America.
The fragrant flowers attract a range of insects and utilize a clever mechanism to ensure pollination: there's only one way out of the flower, and the insects cannot help but collect pollen at the exit. However, despite producing up to 50,000 seeds per pod, due to declining habitat, this orchid is endangered.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Grows best in a bog or fen: moist, fertile, neutral to acidic soil, in a sheltered site with dappled shade. They are becoming rare in the wild. Digging and trying to transplant established plants from nature is rarely successful.