Cypripedium × ventricosum
Cypripedium × ventricosum
- Native to:
- China | Korea | Russia | Ukraine
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Cypripedium
- Species:
- Cypripedium × ventricosum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- native bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 90–120 days
- Notes:
- Cypripedium species require mycorrhizal fungal associations for germination and establishment in nature; seed germination extremely difficult without laboratory symbiotic culture.
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