yellow lady's-slipper orchid
Cypripedium parviflorum
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow lady's-slipper orchid (Cypripedium parviflorum) is a perennial for woodland gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to wet, loamy soil. The fragrant yellow pouch flowers have brownish side petals and attract bees. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It blooms in spring and again in summer.
Pairs well with Red baneberry, Lady fern, and Canadian white violet.
Native range
AK, AL, AR, AZ, and 51 more places. See all 55
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, and SK.