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Cypripedium reginae
Queen lady's-slipper · Showy Lady's-Slipper
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: partial_sun Toxicity: high
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Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 2–6
Click count
27
Observations
198
Description
Source: leafsnapCypripedium reginae, known as the showy lady's slipper, pink-and-white lady's-slipper, or the queen's lady's-slipper, is a rare lady's-slipper orchid native to northern North America. Although never common, this plant has vanished from much of its historical range due to habitat loss. It is the state flower of Minnesota.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–25°C
Ideal temperature: 0–25°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
- Cypripedium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 2-6
- Mature Height
- 25 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White, Pink
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer
- Native Area
- Eastern North America
Tags (10)
Common Names (2)
en Queen lady's-slipper
en Showy Lady's-Slipper