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The Pink Lady's Slipper Orchid, Cypripedium acaule,
is one of the best known of all the hardy orchids. Its large (2-3") pink,
mocassin shaped flowers resembling a swollen egg. The pouches are pink with
raspberry colored veins, and an opening through which pollinating insects
travel. There is no nectar, and insects have to find their way through the
pouch and out the back. They probably soon learn there is little nectar
available in Lady's Slippers and avoid the flowers, which may be why so few are
pollinated in the wild. Flowers are singular on medium height spikes, and
topped by green and brownish maroon sepals. It is a late Spring, early Summer
bloomer, and flowers can last up to a month or more. Flower spikes benefit from
staking, and protection from the wind. Two wide, long elliptical leaves rise
from the base of the plant. They are rich green above and silvery green below.
They are corrugated by thick, parallel veins. In their natural habit, Pink
Lady's Slipper Orchids grow in open, upland woods, above bogs and fens, usually
under pines.
This is a Giclee
Print of a painting of the Pink Lady's Slipper Orchid, Cypripedium acaule. The
original illustration is an acrylic painting on acid-free Strathmore Bristol
Board paper. The print is on glossy photo paper. It is an 8 x 11 inch print.
The artist has created botanical illustrations for publications that have been
published by the New York Botanical Garden and the University Press of Florida.