Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens in my garden
 

I'm back from vacation and I was afraid this plant was too dehydrated when I came back (my first thing was to check my cyps when I came back!). However this is my best blooming of this parviflorum var. pubescens! The six large blooms just opened this Saturday and I'm very pleased. I saw a tiny wasp fly by too during the photo shoot.:D I thought I'd share, thanks for looking. I've had this plant for three years, starting from a two stem plant.

It grows in approx. 12 inch pot, sunk into the ground. It grows near spruce trees and gets eastern sun from the morning until early afternoon. I may move it into are larger pot after next year if it gets too big, or plant it permanently in the ground.

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That is just awesome, Fren.

Kim

I agree......awesome!
Joann

Fabulous plant! Congratulations.

Cheers.
Jim

Thats awesome Fren!! Hoping mine bloom soon...

How exciting! Tell us about your culture, medium, exposure, etc.

Wow, that looks stunning. Great growing :clap:

Thanks for posting these gorgeous flowers. It is pleasure to see such healthy plants.

Fren, those are simply gorgeous! Nice growing!! :bowing

It grows next to some siberian irises. I think it is definitely not grown as a shade plant here. It gets direct eastern sun for more than half the day, morning till early afternoon. I've read plants clump faster in sunnier locations

The medium is a mix of sand, gravel, perlite, peat, soil, dolomite lime and some orchid bark. I forgot the exact proportions. The medium should provide enough moisture, yet still drain well. It should be fluffy rather than compact. I water it as I water my other plants, every few days.

The soil line in the 12 inch pot is slightly lower than that of the earth around the pot. I have covered the area with leaves. I think the bottom of the pot is all gravel if I remember correctly