Northern Minnesota
 

*Sigh*
Last summer we sold my grandparent's home in the "iron range" area in Minnesota. In preparation for the sale, we were going through grandma's garden and backyard...which backs into a lush forrest.
To my delight (and dismay) there were slipper orchids EVERYWHERE! *sigh*:shock:
It's illegal to do anything to them, but they were over a hundred in bloom...lovely and yellow amongst the green. I still wonder to this day what type of orchid they were for sure.
I wish I had my digital camera...I'll never forget how perfect it was. Orchids in the wild=amazing!
--Carolyn

must be a lovely sight! I have yet to see cypripediums in the wild

So, your grandparents didn't plant them there? I wonder if they are still there.