Cypripedium calceolus
Cypripedium calceolus
- Native to:
- Algeria | Austria | Baltic States | Belarus | Belgium | Bulgaria | China | Czechia-Slovakia | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Great Britain | Greece | Hungary | Italy | Japan | Korea | Krym | Norway | NW. Balkan Pen. | Poland | Romania | Russia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Ukraine
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Cypripedium
- Species:
- Cypripedium calceolus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 60–90 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require cold stratification; germination is slow and may take 1-2 years in cultivation.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
ORGHPS Germination Guide: Sow @ 20°C. Seed germinates within 3 months Requires light or the seed is very fine. Surface sow and expose to light. * very difficult; grow in moist compost to which has been added soil from parent plant to provide symbiotic fungi or sow outside in spring in acid duff