lady's slipper orchid
Cypripedium macranthos
USDA zones2 to 8
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall8 to 12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Magenta
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium macranthos) is a perennial for borders and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its large magenta flowers have huge, rounded pouches and broad, striped petals. It blooms in May. Well cared for clumps can double their flowering stems every year.
Pairs well with American maidenhair fern, Crested wood fern, and Spring Beauty Siberian squill.