Lady slipper orchid

A blog about orchids written by the staff of the Fuqua Orchid Center.

Lady's slipper orchids are enigmatic due to their unique shapes.

Slipper Orchid from White River Gardens I have posted another photo of the same type of flower in answer to a request as to what the whole flower looked like. I hope this provides the answer.

A cluster of Minnesota’s state flower was taken without permission from public land west of New Ulm. Brown County Sheriff’s Office received a report last week the Showy lady slippers were probably taken Thursday or Friday. The rare pink and white flowers had been growing in a ditch in Milford Township. People who want to collect these orchids and other protected wildflowers need written permission from landowners. In this case, permission would have had to come from the Milford Township…

Pink ladyslipper Fulton Co., GA

The Paphiopedilum is an elegant orchid with an eye-catching lip, slender stem and sweeping petals. Thanks to the shoe-shaped lip, this plant is also called the Venus slipper, lady slipper or slipper orchid. Because if you see the lip separate from the flower, it looks just like a slipper! But that’s not all that’s special about this orchid. In this article, you can read 11 more fun facts about the Paphiopedilum orchid!

S H I K A M A on Instagram: “Orchid study for SS20 / “Lady’s-slipper orchids have a special hinged lip that traps bees and forces them to pass through sticky threads of…”

scenes from the studio + my lady slipper orchid - MEGAN AUMAN

Cryptostylis erecta Common names: Hooded orchid, Bonnet orchid. Found in the Lane Cove National Park under the watchful eyes of three tawny frogmouths. www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Flowering/Flower...