Cypripedium tibeticum Baptisia The clump is adorned with

The clump is adorned with hundreds of red-violet (RHS 66A) flowers celebrated by hummingbirds from early May through November here in NC

It is a display that lasts several weeks as it turns from green to yellow then amber

Hosta 'Big Mama' is an oldie-but-goodie from the famed Long Island garden of the late hosta guru

Excess moisture in summer is even more damaging than too much soil moisture in winter

The narrow-pleated

Cypripedium tibeticum Baptisia The clump is adorned withCypripedium tibeticum is a tiny hardy ladyslipper orchid species native to southern China (southern Gansu, western Sichuan, western Yunnan, Xizang, as well as Bhutan and Sikkim) at 8,000' 14,000' elevation. In the garden, Cypripedium tibeticum makes a small 8" tall clump, topped in spring with a flower that includes a purple to violet pouch with similarly colored arching sepals. Our seed grown nursery propagated plants are all flowering size. These