formosan lady's slipper orchid
Cypripedium formosanum
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Formosan lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium formosanum) is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in spring and again in summer. Pair it with plants that share its shade and moisture needs.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Wood sorrel, and Snake's head.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, and 14 more places. See all 18
Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manchuria, NW. Balkan Pen., Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, and Yakutiya.