Fairy slipper orchid

July 18th #orchid of the day: Calypso bulbosa, courtesy of the Orchid Society of Alberta. What a cutie!

Calypso bulbosa (fairy-slipper orchid) is enchanting in so many ways. Its appearance is delicately gorgeous. Its scent (when present) is vanilla sweet. The more you get to know this tiny orchid, t…

Wild Lady Slippers from Oregon. I remember finding them near Grandma Morgan's mail box...

Out of twenty six plants only 4 bloomed this year, and two got frostbit. What a joke!!!!! Weather:(

Calypso bulbosa is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in leaf from October to July, in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers…

Phrag Sedenii one of the oldest phrah hibrids: Longifolium x Schlimii. Enviado desde mi SM-G925I mediante Tapatalk

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Calypso bulbosa, Orcas Island, San Juan County Washington, 2 April 2016.

My wife and I were out on Monday, March 16, photographing an early spring and found the first native orchids of the season, Western Fairy Slippers, beginning to bloom at two locations. At the third location we did not find any in bloom, but did find plenty in bud. The Western Fairy Slipper, Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis, is the first of our native orchids to bloom, but this year, due to a mild winter and a warm spring, they are weeks ahead of schedule. We usually don't expect to see them…