My new Cypripedium reginae... and it's just opened the second flower

[RosieC]

So, I bought lots of new orchids at Tatton Park Orchid Show yesterday.

I've wanted to get some sort of Cyp for a long time now and finally decided to go for it.

Apparently this one grows well in UK gardens, you just have to keep it covered/dry in the winter because while they can cope with the cold they don't like the wet and cold that we get in the UK.

The first pictures were taken when I got home yesterday. The thrid picture was taken arround midday today when the second bud has openned.

I really love this guy