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Pink lady's slipper is a large, showy wildflower belonging to the orchid family. It has two opposite basal leaves with conspicuous parallel veins and a large flower at the end of an erect stalk. The flower is magenta to whitish-pink; sometimes the whitish pink flowers will have darker pink venation.
Cypripedium acaule is commonly referred to in English as the pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower. The specific epithet acaule means "lacking an obvious stem", a reference to its short underground stem, for which reason the plant is also known as the stemless lady's-slipper. In Anishinaabemowin, it is known as makizinkewe.
Flowers: Pink lady slippers characteristically have a single pink flower. Sometimes the flowers appear as whitish-pink with dark pink venation. On rare occasions the flower is entirely white or two flowers are present.
Showy lady's slipper ( Cypripedium reginae) Did you know that in addition to the tall trees for which we are best known, a beautiful and sometimes hidden treasure of wondrous native orchids are on our National Forests and Grasslands? Let's meet the elegant Lady’s slipper orchids or our National Forests and Grasslands.
May 5, 2023 · Cypripedium acaule (pink lady slipper) produces deep pink flowers 3 inches long from late June into July. This is a fragrant type with a sweet floral scent. Cypripedium calceolus (yellow lady slipper) sends up a buttery yellow flower in early spring and is found mostly in rich woodlands or along bog edges.
The pink lady’s-slipper, or moccasin flower, is a perennial orchid. Its name comes from its pink, hollow, pouch-shaped flower, which looks like a slipper. Across its range, pink lady’s-slippers flower from April to July.
Long-lived (up to 20 years), Cypripedium acaule (Pink Lady’s Slipper Orchid) is a hardy orchid boasting deep rose, light pink or white flowers with darker pink venation, 2 in. across (5 cm). They feature an inflated pouch backed by lance-shaped, greenish-brown sepals and petals that spread out.
