Cypripedium are ground-dwelling orchids featuring slender rhizomes and soft, fan-like leaves that can be arranged spirally or in pairs. During the summer, they produce racemes that can hold up to 12 flowers, which display tepals in shades of white, pink, red, or purple, alongside a pouch that may be yellow, white, pink, or purple.

Cypripedium palangshanense

Cypripedium parviflorum

Cypripedium parviflorum 'Butterball'

Cypripedium parviflorum subsp. parviflorum var. planipetalum

Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin

This deciduous orchid is known for its resilience, featuring ovate leaves that may have a slight hairiness. In spring, it produces one to two flowers on upright stems that can reach approximately 30 cm in height. The flowers consist of a yellow pouch encircled by twisted tepals, which exhibit varying patterns of dark reddish-brown or purple-brown stripes.

Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens is a robust orchid, typically reaching heights of up to 35 cm. Its leaves are pointed and oval-shaped, featuring fine hairs and well-defined veins. In late spring, this variety produces flowers characterized by their twisted green and brown petals, complemented by a prominent lemon-yellow pouch adorned with red spots in the throat.

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens 'Aitkin'

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens 'Minnesota'

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens dwarf

Cypripedium passerinum

Cypripedium plectrochilum

Cypripedium pubescens 'Major'

Cypripedium red-flowered

Cypripedium reginae is a deciduous orchid that typically reaches heights of about 60 cm. It features oval-shaped leaves that are bright green, measuring between 10 to 25 cm long, and are characterized by distinct veins and a hairy texture. During late spring and summer, this species produces white flowers that can grow up to 5 cm long, each displaying a pouched lip that is white with pink streaks. Flowers may appear individually or in clusters of two to three.

Cypripedium reginae

Cypripedium reginae 'Evelien'

Cypripedium reginae 'Red Pouch'

Cypripedium reginae 'Romy'

Cypripedium reginae f. albolabium

This medium-sized, robust deciduous orchid develops substantial clumps with stems that reach heights of around 50 cm. Each stem supports up to seven lance-shaped, broadly oval leaves featuring prominent parallel veins and wavy margins. The leaves measure between 10-25 cm in length and 7-15 cm in width. In summer, this late-blooming species produces one to three pure white flowers on short stalks.

Cypripedium reginae f. album

Cypripedium reginae from Newfoundland, Canada

Cypripedium segawae

Cypripedium segawae 'Jessica'

Cypripedium shanxiense

Cypripedium shanxiense S015-1 from Hengduan Mts, China

Cypripedium shanxiense S015-2 from Hengduan Mts, China

Cypripedium spectabile

Cypripedium tibeticum

Cypripedium tibeticum S028-1 from Hengduan Mts, China

Cypripedium tibeticum S028-2 from Hengduan Mts, China

Cypripedium wardii

Cypripedium white-flowered

Cypripedium x alaskanum

Cypripedium x andrewsii

Cypripedium x columbianum

Cypripedium x froschii

Cypripedium x ventricosum is a terrestrial orchid that sheds its leaves in winter. It features ovate leaves with parallel veins and can grow upright stems reaching up to 45 cm in height. In late spring, it produces 1 to 2 flowers characterized by white pouches that are prominently veined and speckled in deep pink and purple tones, complemented by tepals that display purple stripes.

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