Cypripedium kentuckiense, Southern Lady Slipper hedgerow plants urn-shaped white flowers in horizontal

urn-shaped white flowers in horizontal racemes (to 4" long) in late spring-early summer

bright green leaves turn to yellows

Nothing gives more hope for the end of winter than the powerful and delicious fragrance of this Daphne

Also delights with red foliage in the fall

Full sun to part shade

Cypripedium kentuckiense, Southern Lady Slipper hedgerow plants urn-shaped white flowers in horizontalOne of the largest blooming slipper orchids with the rounded part of the flower nearly the size of a hen's egg! Comprised of cream to soft yellow rounded pouch flanked by two spiraling petals, up to 4 inches long, of mottled greenish purple contrasted with wavy sepals of plum brown. Found in the damp woodlands of Kentucky, Virginia, and surrounding states, this hardy orchid appreciates moist woodland soils. Rarely found in the wild due to habitat