General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: green, pale yellow, maroon spots, mauve pouch
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Tropical Lady's-Slipper
  • Orchid
  • Shiny Green Leaf Paphiopedilum

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2016-03-20

Date: c. 1907
illustration by W. Zachert from 'Orchis: Monatsschrift der Deutsc
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens

photo credit: Hectonichus

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