Cypripedium ventricosum Cyclamen Instead of getting what we

Instead of getting what we expected

and the Florida Panhandle

insanely fragrant

the towering 9' tall stalks of Hedychium 'Elizabeth' are topped with clusters of giant

we have found that a full-sun

Cypripedium ventricosum Cyclamen Instead of getting what weThis rare orchid, Cypripedium x ventricosum, hails from that favorite vacation spot of Russian dissidents, Siberia. Cypripedium x ventricosum was long thought to be a new species until research showed it to be a natural hybrid of Cypripedium calceolus and Cypripedium macranthos I guess anything goes when the nights get cold and lonely. The slippers range from pale lavender to brownish, depending on which parent contributed the most genes, and the same