Cypripedium kentuckiense, Southern Lady Slipper hedgerow plants Also delights with red foliage

Also delights with red foliage in the fall

bright green leaves turn to yellows

This plant is further enhanced by rich burgundy new growth that changes to deep green

and with a boss of golden stamens in the center of each

lightly-fragrant flowers

Cypripedium kentuckiense, Southern Lady Slipper hedgerow plants Also delights with red foliageOne of the largest blooming slipper orchids with the rounded part of the flower nearly the size of a hen's egg! Comprised of cream to soft yellow rounded pouch flanked by two spiraling petals, up to 4 inches long, of mottled greenish purple contrasted with wavy sepals of plum brown. Found in the damp woodlands of Kentucky, Virginia, and surrounding states, this hardy orchid appreciates moist woodland soils. Rarely found in the wild due to habitat