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Summary
Few wildflowers can rival large yellow lady’s slipper in mid-May with is attractive pouch-like flowers. This perennial, multi-stemmed orchid bursts into bloom with 2-3″ wide, bright yellow irregular flowers borne terminally on 18″ tall leafy stems. Large yellow lady’s slipper performs best in partial shade with organic, moist, well-drained, and neutral to slightly alkaline soils. In woodlands with bright filtered light, it integrates nicely with Trillium luteum, Asarum canadense, Polystichum acrostichoides, Geum fragarioides, Phlox divaricata, Geranium maculatum, Dicentra eximia, Jeffersonia diphylla, and Hydrangea quercifolia.
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- Plant Type
perennial - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, moist - Flowering Period
late-spring, mid-spring - Soil PH
adaptable, alkaline - Flower Color
yellow - Summer Foliage Color
green - Other Scientific Names
Cypripedium calceolus
- Fall Foliage Color
dormant, yellow - Other Common Names
greater yellow lady's slipper - Fruit/Seed Color
brown