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Calypso bulbosa
Calypso · Fairy-slipper · Venus's slipper · Fairy-Slipper Orchid · Calypso Orchid
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: moderate Light: partial_sun Toxicity: low
Temperature
5–32 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 4–8
Click count
49
Observations
437
Description
Source: leafsnapCalypso is a genus of orchids containing one species, Calypso bulbosa, known as the calypso orchid, fairy slipper or Venus's slipper. It is a perennial member of the orchid family found in undisturbed northern and montane forests. It has a small pink, purple, pinkish-purple, or red flower accented with a white lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard. The genus Calypso takes its name from the Greek signifying concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors. The specific epithet, bulbosa, refers to the bulb-like corms.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 5–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Calypso
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 15 cm
- Mature Spread
- 10 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink, Purple
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm to 4.06 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Native Area
- Russia, Sweden, Japan, Finland, Koppen
Tags (26)
Acid SoilColorful PlantsDifficulty DifficultyFlowering PlantsFull ShadeHardiness zone 4Hardiness zone 5Hardiness zone 6Hardiness zone 7Hardiness zone 8Maintenance HighMedium careModerate water needsNon-Toxic PlantsNormal SoilOutdoorPart ShadePerennial PlantsPollinator magnetShade tolerantSmall HeightUnique bloomsVisually Attractive PlantsDeer resistantGrassRare genus
Common Names (7)
en Calypso
en Fairy-slipper
en Venus's slipper
en Fairy-Slipper Orchid
en Calypso Orchid
en Fairyslipper Orchid
en Venus' Slipper