Cypripedium Lukas Orostachys What they were doing there

What they were doing there together is still an untold story

there is no need to remove the old flower stalks unless you just find them annoying

Alongside the leaves emerge the flower stalks

Some sunlight when the foliage is green is essential for good growth and flowering

but was ruthlessly kicked out by a group of intolerant taxonomists

Cypripedium Lukas Orostachys What they were doing thereCypripedium 'Lukas' is a splendid hybrid between the North American native ladyslipper orchid, Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens and the Taiwanese native Cypripedium segawae. Cypripedium 'Lukas' produces a small 1' tall x 1' wide clump. In spring, each stalk produces up to three bright yellow pouches, each backed by purple flecked sepals. Our ladyslipper offerings are all flowering size plants. These are in very short supply, so don't delay.