Cypripedium japonicum (Lady's Slipper Orchid)

Zone: 2 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, shade

Attributes: Deciduous, 12” tall. Blooms in spring. Green petals, white with red-pink markings, flat fan - like pleated foliage, reminiscent of an Elizabethan collar.

Notes: This species is closely related to Cyp. fomosanum. They are a bit larger bloomed and taller than the later species.