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Cypripedium 'Kentucky'
hardy lady's slipper orchid

Bulb in a 12cm pot £24.99 £19.99 Email me when in stock

available to order from summer 2013

Position: partial shade (ideally with morning sun)
Soil: relatively poor, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: May and June
Flower colour: white with a pink lip
Hardiness: borderline hardy (may need winter protection)

Incredible greenish-brown flowers with twisted tepals and a yellow pouch, form in late spring and early summer on the upright, leafy stems. An exotic-looking beauty, this hardy orchid dies back to its underground rhizome each year, and therefore can withstand temperatures as low as -20°C.
Garden care: Protect the newly emerging shoots from frost - particularly in its first year and keep well watered (but not waterlogged) until established. After the leaves have died the old foliage can be cut back to 5 cm above the earth - taking care not to damage any new shoots.