Growing Lady Slippers from seed

[nynighthawk]

Greetings,

I've been seeing an offering of Cypripedium acaule seeds for sale and am wondering if anyone has successfully tried to grow these US Native orchids from seed. The seeds are being offered with a packet of local soil that is said to contain the fungi that the orchids need to develop the symbiotic relationship that they need to get started.

Can anyone provide some thoughts and/or guidance on how easy/difficult it might be to grow these little beauties? Is it worth the effort to give these a try?

If I am able to grow seedlings out, I think I have good conditions for them in my garden.

Thanks for any help with this.

(I wasn't sure if I should post this to the Beginners' Forum or the Propogation Forum)