Cypripedium guttatum - Spotted Lady's Slipper

Itasca Lady's Slipper Farm in Bovey, Minnesota sells Lady's Slippers across the United States and will ship the plants as bare roots directly to you in the spring and fall only. In summer is on site only sales. One of the featured flowers we sell is the Cypripedium guttatum, also known as the "spotted lady's-slipper. This wonderful little plant grows up to a foot tall and sports flowers with purplish-red blotches. In suitable conditions the creeping nature of the rhizome results in a spreading of the plant almost like a ground cover.  C. guttatum is native to Alaska and is widespread in Russia and other colder parts of Asia.  Cold soil is a fundamental requirement for growing this plant.  We recommend locating it on the north side of a building where there is no direct sun during the hot part of the day.  Our plants thrive in beds with a mix of 1 part leaf mold to 2 parts sand.  Zones 2-4, and the cooler parts of Zone 5 if grown in the shade.