If you're a gardener that isn't already familiar with lady slipper orchids—known scientifically as Cypripedium reginae—then you're missing out. "A lady slipper is a beautiful flower naturally shaped ...

It looks like it would gobble up an unsuspecting pollinator but instead the pouch called a labellum is simply nature’s method of getting a pollination program underway. The pollinator flies into the ...

The orchid family is one of the largest flowering plant families in the world. Orchids can be found on every continent except Antarctica, from the steamy jungles of Asia to the dry deserts of Africa, ...

Dear master gardener: A friend told me that it is illegal to pick a lady’s slipper because it is our state flower. Is this true? Is it possible to buy the plant for my garden? The Showy Lady’s Slipper ...

The pink lady’s slipper (New Hampshire’s state wildflower) is one of the few woodland wildflowers that almost everyone has heard of and gets very excited about seeing. They are blooming right now in ...

Nearly gone are the days when commercial growers transplanted thousands of young orchid seedlings, raised them to maturity, watched them bloom, and picked the best. Selective breeding, as it was ...

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