cypripedium reginae - GARDENING
That rarely works and is illegal in most states. I bought a potted clump of showy lady-slippers (Cypripedium reginae) last summer from Cady's Falls Nursery in Morrisville (www.cadysfalls-nursery.com ... Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae).
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The genus name Cypripedium is derived from the Greek words "Cypris" an early reference in Greek myth to Aphrodite, and “pedilon” for sandal. This is because the fused petals that form the orchid’s pouch or modified lip (labellum) resemble a slipper or shoe. Learn about the most primitive type of orchid, the Lady Slipper (Cypripedium), how to care for it, and the unique features that give it its name. Cypripedium is a genus of terrestrial orchids containing over 45 species distributed across the temperate and boreal regions of North and Central America, Europe, and Asia.
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Cypripedium is a genus of about 50 species of perennial, terrestrial orchids. The herbaceous stems and leaves of the various species grow from a few centimeters to over 1 m in height and die back to a usually short and thick underground rhizome during the winter. Cypripediums are by far, the showiest and most popular of the hardy terrestrial orchids. There are 48 species total in northern temperate land masses around the world...the majority in East Asia. There are 11 species of cypripedium native to the United States, found in every state except for Florida, Hawaii, and Nevada....sorry, folks.
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Genus: Cypripedium Family: Orchidaceae About 35 species of ground orchids from the northern temperate zone. They are small, clump to colony-forming with fibrous roots and simple leaves on a short stem.