Cypripedium ventricosum Rhynchospora When the flowering event is

When the flowering event is over

Even more amazing were the 6' tall flower stems towering above our heads

one you certainly won't find listed in your favorite gardening encyclopedia

but that's okay

and light green checkerboard pattern with a silver streak down the center of each leaf

Cypripedium ventricosum Rhynchospora When the flowering event isThis rare orchid, Cypripedium x ventricosum, hails from that favorite vacation spot of Russian dissidents, Siberia. Cypripedium x ventricosum was long thought to be a new species until research showed it to be a natural hybrid of Cypripedium calceolus and Cypripedium macranthos I guess anything goes when the nights get cold and lonely. The slippers range from pale lavender to brownish, depending on which parent contributed the most genes, and the same