Gardens at Post Hill Store
Cypripedium - Temperate Ladyslipper Orchids
Spring List 2018
Ordering
You may order and pay in two ways, by Check using our order form or by Paypal,
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Our Spring List is now Closed. Our Fall List will be posted in June with shipment in October.
It is important to keep in mind that the plants we sell as 'blooming size' have bloomed at least one year. This does not necessarily mean that the plant you receive will bloom
next Spring, but more often than not it will. Some species and hybrids may abort their bud the first Spring after being transplanted. This is a response to being moved.
It is also important to keep in mind that the plants we sell will have a variable number of growth buds. The price at which we sell is for one growth bud but often there is more than
one bud, the 'extras' are bonuses to the buyer. Sometimes we sell plants with specific numbers of buds but we dont do this often as the plants are grown in beds and it is difficult
to determine exactly how many buds a given plant has without disturbing it a great deal.
Many of the hybrids and some of the species we sell are 'new.' For a species this means that it has not been in cultivation extensively so we do not have a good feel for how long
a plant may survive in your planting bed. We know it has grown in cultivation for at least 5 years since all of our plants are seed-grown but we dont know with certainty what the
breadth of conditions in which they survive might be. We let you know this in our descriptions. These plants are for those who have experience with Cypripediums and are prepared to lose
them. We sometimes sell Cyp lichiangense or Cyp arietinum. These often last for a few years but all too soon are lost. All of us who have kept Cyp's have killed very many!
While some species and hybrids last for very long periods of time - Cyp reginae, Cyp pubescens, Cyp Gisela and so forth
are very difficult to kill and we have specimens that are more than 15 years old, many new hybrids do well, but over a few years tend to decline and are eventually lost. This is the
case for many hybrid plants including orchids. Since most of the hybrids we sell have only been in existance for 5-10 years, it is natural to expect that some will not be long-lived.
We note in the descriptions some that have done very well for us for many years. If you are looking for good garden plants for your perennial beds in shady sites, keep to these.
Finally, we ship our plants bare root in clear plastic bags. Having a clear plastic bag allows you to become comfortable or not with the quality of the plant when it arrives.
If you do not like
the look of a rhizome when you receive it we are happy to take it back as we want you to be happy with the plants you receive. This also means that if you order from us, it is with
the understanding that we cannot be responsible for issues that become apparent after you plant your rhizome. The rhizomes are in good condition when we dig them or we dont send
them on to you. On very rare occasions we find there is a quality or suitability issue. For example, some years ago we received Cyp Sebastian, very nice plants from an outside
source. We kept some and sold some. The next Spring, we found that ours had degraded in our beds. This was not due to the quality of the plants but rather their inability to
tolerate conditions outside of those in their native habitat at above 5000 feet in the Rocky Mountains (the habitat of one of their parents, Cyp montanum). Since we had sold the
plants as hardy in our conditions and they were not, in the Spring we contacted customers who purchased them and told them of our findings, and if the plants had not survived for
a customer we refunded their purchase price. Outside of instances in which the plants we sold you were from beds that subsequently failed as in this example, we do not replace
plants.
Plants
In addition to listed plants, we also sometimes have available limited numbers of unlisted plants - please contact
us if you are looking for something we do not have. If we do not have it, we will help you find someone who does.
Due to the difficulty and costs of obtaining phytosanitary and CITES certificates, we can only ship within the United States.
Cypripedium reginae forma album clump in its 8th year with 14 flowers.
Cypripedium Ladyslipper Orchids
Cypripedium ladyslipper orchids are among the most showy of the temperate terrestrial orchids. Please read our
cultivation instructions to make sure that you live in an appropriate part of the country to grow these magnificient
garden plants. Plants should be situated in a partially shaded area and preferably planted in a soiless medium. Please read the cultivation instructions before you order.
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Species
Cypripedium candidum
Cat Number CYS006 Blooming size plant
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Cyp candidum is a small plant with small flowers. It tolerates more sun than most Cyps since it occurs naturally in prairies. We give ours 3-4 hours of strong sun each day. Since it will receive much sun make sure to water often - if the roots become dry the
plant will immediately die. Make sure it receives considerable lime, adding a 1/4 cup around each plant in
the Spring and Fall.
Cypripedium farreri
Cat Number CYPS302 Blooming size plant
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Cyp farreri is rare in culture. These adult plants were produced by Anthura in pots in greenhouses. Cyp farreri is for the extremely experienced Cyp grower who can afford to lose plants at this price point.
Cypripedium formosanum
Cat Number CPS14 Blooming size plant
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Cyp formosanum is a popular species in warmer temperate climates. When we keep them outside in Connecticut a late hard freeze after the plants have broken dormancy
can cause severely damage or even kill the plant.In our Seattle WA area garden with its cooler summers, Cyp formosanum is an excellent performer.
Cypripedium henryi
Cat Number CPS18 Blooming size plant
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Cyp henryi has small greenish yellow flowers, often several per stem.
Cypripedium kentuckiense
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Cyp kentuckiense has the largest flowers of any Cypripedium species. Make sure to grow this species in fine sand with no organics. The perfect sand is Quikrete all purpose sand
- the off-white to light brown colored sand. The very white sandbox sands are often extremely alkaline and will kill your plants very quickly.
Cypripedium macranthos
Cat Number CYPS22 Blooming size plant
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Cyp macranthos must have a very free-draining medium that does not retain water during the winter.
Cypripedium macranthos var rebunense
Cat Number CYPS22R Blooming size plant
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Cyp macranthos rebunense originates from the Japanese island of Rebun. It is a holy plant in Japan and the population is protected by the Japanese army.
Cypripedium plectrochilum
Cat Number CYPS301 Blooming size plant
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Cyp plectrochilum is a tiny plant with tiny flowers, from China. Because of its tiny size it is highly susceptible to drying out. We recommend keeping this one in a pot in inorganic medium, or, if in a bed, to have an automated mist system (that is how we
do it).
Cypripedium var pubescens
Cat Number CYPS25PUB Blooming size plant
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Cyp pubescens is a highly adaptable species. Along with Cyp reginae it is the species we recommend for beginners.
Cypripedium reginae
Cat Number CYPS027 Blooming size plant
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The 'Showy Ladyslipper' is the largest Cypripedium, growing to 36 inches in height once it becomes well-established. It tolerates more light than most Cyp's and can recieve up
to 4 hours each day.
Cypripedium reginae forma album
Cat Number CYPS27A Blooming size plant
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The 'Showy Ladyslipper' is the largest Cypripedium, growing to 36 inches in height once it becomes well-established. It tolerates more light than most Cyp's and can recieve up
to 4 hours each day.
Cypripedium shanxiense
Cat Number CYPS028 Blooming size plant
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Cyp shanxiense flowers strongly resemble the flowers of its hybrid, Cyp Schoko.
Hybrids
Please be aware that Cypripedium hybrids, like other hybrid plants that are not vegetatively produced, will vary in appearance of
the plant and flower from specimen to specimen to reflect all of the possible gradations between one parent and
another. Our photos are of actual plants in our garden. Yours may look similar or somewhat different.
Some of our blooming size hybrids are imported from the famous Frosch® Exclusive Perennials in Germany. These are large, blooming-size rhizomes.
Cypripedium Anna Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH020 Blooming Size Plant
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Anna is a hybrid of Cyp parviflorum and Cyp macranthos var hotei-atsumorianum. It is an excellent beginner's Cyp
Cypripedium Barry Phillips
Cat Number CYPH031 Blooming Size Plant
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Barry Phillips has superb small yellow flowers. This hybrid does not like very cold winters due to its segawai parentage and may be best kept in pots.
Cypripedium Bernd
Cat Number CYPH034 Blooming Size Plant
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This hybrid has segawai as a parent. It is new to us but may not tolerate very cold winters.
Cypripedium Bernd album
Cat Number CPH34A Blooming Size Plant
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This hybrid has segawai as a parent. It is new to us but may not tolerate very cold winters.
Cypripedium Boots
Cat Number CYPH040 Blooming Size Plant
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Boots is a hardy hybrid.
Cypripedium Chauncey Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH046
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Chauncey is a hardy hybrid.
Cypripedium Cleo Pinkepank
Cat Number CYPH014
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Cleo Pinkepank is a hybrid of kentuckiense and macranthos hotei-atsumorianum.
Cypripedium xcolumbianum Frosch®
Cat Number CYP314
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Our Cyp xcolumbianum are seed grown from a garden cross. xColumbianum is a naturally occuring hybrid of pubescens and montanum.
Cypripedium cordigerum x hotei
Cat Number CYPH218
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Very colorful (from hotei), small (from cordigerum) flowers, a nonregistered hybrid from Anthura.
Cypripedium Ernst von Siemens Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH319
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Ernst von Siemens is a hybrid of Cyp montanum and kentuckiense. With montanum as a parent it may not do well with extremely hot summers.
Cypripedium Eurasia
Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH313
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Very colorful flowers, a hybrid of Cyp macranthos and tibeticum.
Cypripedium fasciolatum x cordigerum
Cat Number CYPH312
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A nonregistered hybrid from Anthura.
Cypripedium fasciolatum x planipetalum
Cat Number CYPH313
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A nonregistered hybrid from Anthura.
Cypripedium Francis
Cat Number CYPH307
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Francis is a hybrid of Cyp kentuckiense and speciosum.
Cypripedium Gabriela
Cat Number CYPH306
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Gabriela is a hybrid of Cyp kentuckiense and fasciolatum.
Cypripedium Gisela
Cat Number CYPH076
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Gisela is a hybrid of Cyp macranthos and parviflorum var parviflorum. Gisela is probably the hardiest Cypripedium hybrid ever produced.
Cypripedium GPH Petite Delight
Cat Number CYPH318
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Cyp GPH Petite Delight is a hybrid of Cyp cordigerum and segawai, two rather cold-intolerant parents. We have only grown these in Washington where winter temperatures do not fall below the low 20s F. We will trial them in Connecticut to see how they do
with -15 F, but if you live in a very cold climate, beware.
Cypripedium Henric
Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH315
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Cyp Henric is a hybrid of Cyp macranthos hotei-atsumorianum and tibeticum.
Cypripedium henryi x planipetalum
Cat Number CYPH314
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A nonregistered hybrid from Anthura.
Cypripedium Ivory Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH096
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Ivory is a hybrid of Cyp cordigerum and kentuckiense. With cordigerum as a parent it may not do well with extremely cold winters
Cypripedium John Massey Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH317
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John Massey is a hybrid of Cyp montanum and kentuckiense. With montanum as a parent it may not do well with extremely hot summers.
Cypripedium Kathleen Anne Green
Cat Number CYPH303
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Kathleen Anne Green is a hybrid of Cyp kentuckiense and henryi.
Cypripedium Kristi Lyn
Cat Number CYPH305
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Kristi Lyn is a hybrid of Cyp pubescens and henryi.
Cypripedium Lucy Pinkepank
Cat Number CYPH134 Blooming Size Plant
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A hybrid of Cyp kentuckiense and tibeticum.
Cypripedium Lukas
Cat Number CYP144
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Lukas is new for us this year.
Cypripedium Michael
Cat Number CYPH157
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Michael is a very hardy hybrid.
Cypripedium Michael clone
Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH316
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Michael is a very hardy hybrid. These plants were cloned by Michael Weinert from plants with superior garden performance and coloration.
Cypripedium Michael Pastel
Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH157P
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Michael is a very hardy.
Cypripedium Otto
Cat Number CYPH308 Blooming Size Plant
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Otto is a hybrid of Cyp calceolus and pubescens.
Cypripedium Philipp
Cat Number CYPH165 Blooming Size Plant
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Philipp is a hybrid of Cyp macranthos and kentuckiense. Among the largest flowers in Cypripedium. As a kentuckiense hybrid we add about 50% sand to our medium.
Cypripedium Pluto
Cat Number CYPH309 Blooming Size Plant
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Pluto is a hybrid of Cyp fasciolatum and franchetti.
Cypripedium Sabine Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH181 Blooming Size Plant
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Sabine is a hybrid of two large-flowered species, Cyp. faciolatum and Cyp macranthos. Cyp.
Sabine has been very hardy for us.
Cypripedium Sabine Pastel Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH181P Blooming Size Plant
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Sabine Pastel is a white form of the hybrid between two large-flowered species, Cyp. faciolatum and Cyp macranthos.Cyp.
Sabine has been very hardy for us.
Cypripedium Schoko Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH187 Blooming Size Plant
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Cyp Schoko has a flower similar to parviflorum but with brown coloration rather than yellow.
Cypripedium Sebastian 'Frosch's Mountain King' Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH188FMK
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Sebastian's parent Cyp montanum is quite heat intolerant. Michael Weinert has cloned a particularly heat-tolerant specimen and calls it 'Frosch Mountain King." We have had excellent success with this clone
here in Connecticut in our 90 degree Summer temperatures for the past several years.
Cypripedium Tanja Pinkepank
Cat Number CYPH311
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Tanja Pinkepank is a hybrid of Cyp macranthos rebunense and calceolus.
Cypripedium Tilman
Cat Number CYPH199
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Tilman, a hybrid of Cyp tibeticum and fasciolatum, has very nice, large flowers. Flower color varies from plant to plant.
Cypripedium Ulli
Cat Number CYPH203
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Ulli is the hybrid of parviflorum and cordigerum.
Cypripedium Ursel
Cat Number CYPH204
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Ursel has beautiful yellow flowers.
Cypripedium ventricosum 'Frosch's Queen of the Mist" Frosch®
Cat Number CYPH10QM
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xVentricosum is the natural hybrid of Cyp calceolus and macranthos. It is a very hardy hybrid. Frosch's Queen of the Mist was cloned by Michael Weinert from an exceptional specimen of the album form of xventricosum for its excellent coloration and garden performance.
Cypripedium ventricosum Goldschuh
Cat Number CYPH10G
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xVentricosum is the natural hybrid of Cyp calceolus and macranthos. It is a very hardy hybrid. Goldschuh is selected for its golden coloration.
Cypripedium Victoria
Cat Number CYPH098
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Victoria is a hybrid of Cyp pubescens and fasciolatum with larger pastel yellow flowers. One of my favorite yellow hybrids.
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