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

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downy small-flowered lady's slipper orchid

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens

Genus: Cypripedium
Family: Orchidaceae
Common Names: American valerian, ducks, large yellow lady's slipper, nerve root, Noah's Ark [3], umbel, whip-poor-Will's shoes, yellow moccasin-flower

About this plant

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens is a hardy orchid, to around 35cm tall, with pointed, oval leaves that have fine hairs and prominent veins. The flowers, produced in late spring, have twisted green and brown petals and a large, lemon-yellow pouch with red spots in the throat

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

Loam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

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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

No pruning 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

OutdoorConservatorySubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years