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small-flowered lady's slipper orchid | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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small-flowered lady's slipper orchid

Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum

Genus: Cypripedium
Family: Orchidaceae

About this plant

C. parviflorum var. parviflorum is a deciduous, hardy orchid withovate, slightly hairyleaves and 1-2 flowers borne on upright stems to around 30cm tall in spring. Each flower comprises a yellow pouch surrounded by twisted tepals variably stained and striped dark reddish-brown or purple-brown

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, leafy, humus-rich slightly alkaline soil in a sheltered site with dappled or partial shade - ideally with some morning sunshine. Provide an annual winter mulch of leaf mould. If late frosts damage flowers, grow in an unheated greenhouse

Pruning

No pruning required, allow foliage to die down naturally

Propagation

Propagate by division in early 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

Ground CoverPatio ContainerCottage Informal

Planting Places

ConservatoryOutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years