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lady's slipper orchid Dietrich gx | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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lady's slipper orchid Dietrich gx

Cypripedium Dietrich gx

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Cypripedium
Family: Orchidaceae

About this plant

Dietrich is a deciduous, hardy orchid to 60cm tall with broadly lanceolate, slightly pleatedleaves covered with fine hairs. Flowers borne in spring comprise strongly twisted, deep burgundy-red upper petals and a large creamy-yellow, pouch-shaped lip

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

Loam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, leafy, humus-rich soil in a sheltered site with dappled or partial shade. Provide an annual winter mulch of leaf mould

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by division in early or mid-spring and replant immediately. Some of the soil from the root ball, which contains beneficial fungi, should be planted with each division

Pests

Susceptible to slugs

Diseases

May be affected by grey moulds

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years