Just missed them!
 

I am in Maine right now, and my family and I went to the Botanical Gardens. I was excited to see some cypripedium orchids last year, and I was looking forward to it this year. Much to my disappointment, I hade just missed blooming season! I have one picture of a not-so-good looking cypripedium reginae var. album. As for the others, well, enjoy some pictures of wilted, shriveled flowers :lol:

http://i40.tinypic.com/oa80t1.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/t6xkix.jpg

Does anyone know what kind of cypripedium this is? the leaves look slightly different, and the spikes don't have the extra sheaths:
http://i43.tinypic.com/332yngl.jpg

Well thanks for taking a look :P lol

Ooo! Awesome! Sorry you missed the best of the blooming, but still quite cool!

Sorry you missed them :(

Hi, I'm in Boston too & my wife and I are heading up to Maine for the week following the 4th :-)
Was just wondering which BG you visited?

It is the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Here is the website:
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Discover Spectacular Gardens and Waterfront Landscapes on 250 Acres in Boothbay, Maine – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Looks like a cool place! The other Cyp is probably acaule (meaning 'stemless'), that's typical of their growth habit and I usually see them in pine-dominated woods.