Cypripedium Lukas Orostachys these red surprise lilies rest

these red surprise lilies rest until the narrow strap-like green leaves emerge in mid-September

but was ruthlessly kicked out by a group of intolerant taxonomists

Trillium foetidissimum is just as hardy in Minnesota

What they were doing there together is still an untold story

Cypripedium Lukas Orostachys these red surprise lilies restCypripedium 'Lukas' is a splendid hybrid between the North American native ladyslipper orchid, Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens and the Taiwanese native Cypripedium segawae. Cypripedium 'Lukas' produces a small 1' tall x 1' wide clump. In spring, each stalk produces up to three bright yellow pouches, each backed by purple flecked sepals. Our ladyslipper offerings are all flowering size plants. These are in very short supply, so don't delay.