The Vermont Ladyslipper Company has a variety of orchids for sale.
There is an offering.The bare root seedlings are sealed in plastic bags.Unless otherwise stated, our plants are certified as laboratory-propagated and accompanied by complete instructions for care.The plantlets have been grown from seed in a sterile agar medium and are of proper size and development for establishing in pots or beds.The plants are small and produce shoots from 2 to 10 cm high in the first year.During their first year, small plants are vulnerable to desiccation and need constant attention.All the species will be shipped in the spring of 2021.
There is a plant called Cypripedium acaule.The stemless or pink lady's slipper has a large geographic range from Maine to Georgia.The acid planting mix is the most important aspect of growing this species.We use a mix of sand and sphagnum to acidify the water.Due to a small supply, we are limiting orders to 12 per customer.It is possible that Zones 2 and 8 are also Zones 3-7.
There is a plant called Cypripedium californicum.There is a small area of northern California and southwestern Oregon where the lady's slipper is endemic.The plant has many flowers per stem.Several plantlets have bloomed three years out of the flask after being grown in a mix of perlite and Turface®MVP.We grow this species under 50% shade cloth.Zone 6 and even Zone 5 have winter mulch.In northern Minnesota, C. californicum has survived under a heavy straw mulch.
There is a plant called Cypripedium candidum.The lady's slipper is small.The species from the prairies of the Midwestern U.S. enjoys bright sun in the spring but light shade during the summer.The wild C. candidum grows in moist, calcareous soils.In culture, the plant thrives with yearly addition of horticultural lime to the planting mix.The plants shown in the photo are from C. parviflorum var.As in the natural hybrid C. Xandrewsii.The plants in the photo are larger than the true C. candidum, which is slightly smaller and has more greenish petals.The zones are north of Zone 6.
There is a plant called Cypripedium guttatum.The native of Alaska and northern Asia needs cool summer growing conditions.In the lower 48 states we recommend this species only for the northern tier of states, and then only where the maximum daytime temperature exceeds 80 F (27 C) at most several hours at a time.It takes several months of cold winter temperatures to grow this plant outdoors.This species is easy to grow if the climate is cool, but not if it is warm.During the hot part of the day, this species appreciates the morning and late afternoon sun.The cool parts of Zone 5 are in Zones 2 and 4.
There is a plant called Cypripedium kentuckiense.The lady is from the south.The plant is the largest of the Cyps.It is one of the easiest to grow.The natural range of the plant is from Kentucky south to Louisiana, but it can be grown successfully outdoors as far north as Vermont, Wisconsin, and even northern Minnesota with winter mulch.A shady site in the south is preferred by this species.Zones 3-7.
There is a plant called Cypripedium macranthum.Plants of this species are extremely cold hardy and display hot pink or magenta flowers.The species is native to Russia, Siberia, Sakhalin Island, and the colder parts of China and Japan.The species prefers a mix with a large particle size and a low amount of organic matter.The mix we have been using is mostly perlite.We are offering rare white flowered parents from Japan's Rebun Island, instead of the usual fuchsia-flowered stock.The plants on Rebun Island are not the same as the white-flowered plants.Zones 4-7.
Cypripedium parviflorum is a plant.Makasin.The yellow lady's slipper is from the north.The plant we used to call "var" is the same one.The monograph lumped var. parviflorum.Makasin into var.parviflorum is a plant.We decided to call it "makasin" to be in line with the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.This plant is easy to grow in a shady garden.The plant is tolerant of direct sun in the early morning or late afternoon.The small yellow lady's slipper is not a good choice for climates with warm winters because it requires four months at near-freezing temperature for proper vernalization.This plant is just as cold hardy as Cyp.Pubescens is a plant.The yellow lady's-slipper will form large clumps when given favorable conditions.Zones 3-6.
Cypripedium parviflorum is a plant.Pubescens is a plant.Previously called Cyp.calceolus is a var.It's called pubescens.The lady's slipper is large.One of the easiest lady's-slippers to grow is this plant, which thrives in woodland gardens with open shade.The plant is not a good candidate for climates with warm winters because it takes four months for it to warm up.When there is little snow on the ground, this plant can survive.The best plant for beginners is this one.The seedlings are small and must be protected from all the physical threats.Zones 3-6.
There is a plant called Cypripedium reginae.The queen's slipper.Large size, spectacular beauty, and relative ease of culture make this species one of the most desirable for a cool greenhouse.C. reginae is slower to leaf out in the spring than other Cyp species, but vernalized seedlings usually produce first leaves within three weeks after being placed in a warm, sunny location.We recommend raising these seedlings in a greenhouse with 50% shading and 50% relative humidity for most of the day, but we have successfully carried them through their first season in closed containers under grow lights.The seedlings can be planted outdoors in humid climates if kept moist.Shipping is timed when the weather is good at both our location and the destination.Zones 1-2.
Cypripedium reginae is also known as albolabium.A showy lady's slipper is a white-flowered queen.These plants have blooms with a pure white lip and are the same color as the normally colored form.There is no pink.There are no yellow spots on the flowers.We will replace your plants if you don't.The vigorous and cold hardy Forma albolabium is the same as the normally colored plants.Zones 1-2.
There is a plant called Cypripedium Tibeticum.The species resembles Cyp.It's even larger-flowered!A critical factor in the growth of Cyp.Tibeticum is not allowed to be in standing water in the winter and must be kept moist all summer.There are dangers from melting snow.Zones 4-7.In Zones 3-4, winter mulching is advisable.
There is a plant called Cypripedium yatabeanum.The plant that resembles Cyp is a cold climate plant.It is slightly larger and less colorful.Like Cyp.Guttatum, Cyp.Cool growing conditions are required for yatabeanum.There is a Cyp.It is grown very successfully in Germany and may be more tolerant of high summer temperatures.Zones 1-2.