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  Cypripedium.de (Frosch) - International Cypripedium Forum
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  Cypripedium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cypripedium is a genus of 47 species from the orchid family (Orchidaceae) and the sole genus of the subtribe Cypripediinae.
Cypripedium guttatum (Spotted Lady's Slipper; European Russia to Korea, Alaska to Yukon).
Cypripedium macranthum (Large-flowered Cypripedium; E Belarus to temperate E Asia).
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 Cypripedium -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The often hairy (The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty) leaves can vary from ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, folded along their length.
The ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone) ovary is 3-locular (with three chambers).
Cypripedium yatabeanum (Russian Far East to N. Japan, Aleutian Is. to SW.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cy/cypripedium.htm   (722 words)

  
 Cultural Information on Cypripedium Seedlings - The Cypipedium Garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Since Cypripediums are temperate climate plants, once they have completed their dormancy period, they should be started from rest at about 12 hours of light and gradually moved to about 16 hours by mid-summer.
Cypripediums should not be planted too close to plants with invasive surface roots such as maple, ash, lilac, cedar, birch, and burning bush.
Cypripedium acaule prefers to stay on the dry side and the pH of the growing medium must be kept acidic by watering a few times during the summer with 2 tbsp of apple cider viniger added to 1 gallon of distilled or rain water.
www.infonet.ca /cypr/cultrinf.htm   (2203 words)

  
 Beauty of It All - Meet The Ladies: The Slipper Orchids - Cypripedium parviflorum
Cypripedium parviflorum grows in a variety of habitats from shady, damp forest understory of mixed deciduous and coniferous forests to open meadows and along streams in acidic soils.
The petals and sepals range from pale to deep magenta-brown and the lip is intense yellow with reddish spotty venation in its interior.
Cypripedium parviflorum variety parviflorum tends to be smaller and less hairy than variety pubescens.
www.fs.fed.us /wildflowers/beauty/cypripedium/cypripedium_parviflorum.shtml   (162 words)

  
 Cypripedium parviflorum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org
Cypripedium parviflorum is extremely variable, reflecting individual phenotypic plasticity, infraspecific differentiation, and hybridization with related species.
Hybrids of Cypripedium parviflorum with C. candidum are C. × andrewsii A. Fuller, and different varietal parentages are recognized as nothovar.
Contrasting allozyme diversity between northern and southern populations of Cypripedium parviflorum (Orchidaceae): Implications for Pleistocene refugia and taxonomic boundaries.
www.efloras.org /florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101551   (812 words)

  
 Cypripedium L.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The genus Cypripedium, as currently circumscribed, contains approximately 30 to 50 species; much of the uncertainty can be ascribed to differential treatment of within-taxon variability.
The generic name is apparently an incorrectly Latinized version of the Greek meaning "foot of Kypris (Venus?)."
Go to the key to the species of Cypripedium.
www.botany.wisc.edu /Orchids/CypripediumL.html   (84 words)

  
 Fraser's Thimble Farms - Orchids, Pleione, Bletilla
Unlike most other Cypripediums, it is essential the pH remain low, around pH 4-5 for this plant to thrive.
The blooms of this Cypripedium are a gorgeous deep rosy pink colour.
This produces plants with white sepals and petals and a large white lip pouch with a varying amount of red spotting on the lip.
www.thimblefarms.com /98orchidtf.html   (4043 words)

  
 CYPRIPEDIUM
Cypripedium, the word, was first used in 1737 by Linnaeus in describing European species.
Cypripedium species contain seeds that are developed by the fertilization of the ovuale after pollination.
Cypripediums are the showest and most sought after orchid.
www.discoverlife.org /nh/tx/Plantae/Monocotyledoneae/Orchidaceae/Cypripedium   (814 words)

  
 BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) - ORCHIDACEAE
Cypripedium L. Perhaps 35 species are found in north temperate regions.
MacDougal DT (1894) On the poisonous influence of Cypripedium spectabile and Cypripedium pubescens.
Nestler A (1907) Das Sekret der Drüsenhaare der Gattung Cypripedium mit besonderer Berücksichtigung seiner hautreizenden Wirkung.
bodd.cf.ac.uk /BotDermFolder/BotDermO/ORCH.html   (1186 words)

  
 CYPRIPEDIUM FACTS AND INFORMATION
Its members are terrestrial hardy orchids that grow primarily in colder climates of the Northern_Hemisphere, in North_America, Europe, and Asia.
''Cypripedium franchetii'' (Franchet's Cypripedium; C & SC China).
''Cypripedium reginae'' Walter : Large White Lady's-slipper, Queen's Lady's-slipper, Showy Lady's-slipper; C & E Canada, NC & E. ''Cypripedium roseum'' (Manchuria).
www.bellabuds.com /cypripedium   (731 words)

  
 Cypripediums
Cypripediums are desirable, but propagation of these species via seed is not a trivial matter.
Lastly, cypripedium seed is unusual in that it often contains germination inhibitors that must be destroyed prior to successfully producing seedlings.
These media may be used for the germination and culture of cypripedium species; previously, growers had to formulate their own.
members.cox.net /ahicks51/osp/Plants/Nat__Am__Orchids/Cypripediums/cypripediums.html   (944 words)

  
 The Norwegian Orchid Society-Are Røgler´s Terrestrials!
In Norway the Cypripedium calceolus is most numerous in the Trøndelag and Nordland counties.
This "spider" Cypripedium palangshanense is a little known cypripedium species found only in a limited area of Sechuan in China.
Cypripedium formosanum is by many considered the most beautiful of all the cypripedia.
www.orkideer.no /nof/areweb/are1.htm   (1050 words)

  
 Buy Cypripedium reginae
Cypripediums are the Lady's slipper orchids so-called because of the shape fo the lower lip which is pouch- or slipper-like; above the pouch are 3 gently curling tepals.
Cypripedium reginae has white tepals and a pink-flushed pouch.
Cypripedium 'Princess' has beautiful pink flowers speckled with dark red spots.
www.kevockgarden.co.uk /plantlist/cypripedium_reginae.htm   (92 words)

  
 Celebrating Wildflowers - Beauty of It All - Meet The Ladies: The Slipper Orchids
Lady’s slipper orchids are in the genus Cypripedium in the Orchidaceae family.
The Cypripedium orchids of North America are hardy terrestrial plants that can grow in cold climates and flower in early to mid-spring when there is plentiful moisture and cool temperatures.
The genus name Cypripedium is derived from the Greek words "Cypris" an early reference in Greek myth to Aphrodite, and “pedilon” for sandal.
www.fs.fed.us /wildflowers/beauty/cypripedium/index.shtml   (472 words)

  
 Cypripedium acaule, Stemless Lady Slipper
Cypripedium, from the Greek, "Aphrodite's shoe", or "Venus' shoe", in reference to the shape of the lip.
Genus Cypripedium, a genus of some 30 to 50 species widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere; 11 in North America and 5 in the North Country.
Cypripedium acaule can be found in two distinct habitat types in Wisconsin: dry, acidic woods, typically on slopes or steep hillsides, and in sphagnum bogs.
www.rook.org /earl/bwca/nature/herbs/WIP/cypripediumacaule.html   (677 words)

  
 Cypripediums in the House and Garden
Cypripedium pubescens was the first orchid species I attempted in 1957.
Cypripedium Aki inherits the vigor and heat tolerance of the pubescens parent and the color of macranthos.
Note that Andrewsii is the name given to the remake of the wild Cypripedium xandrewsii registered with the Royal Horticultural Society.
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 Dragon Agro Products - Cypripedium, Paphiopedilums & Phragmipediums
Cypripediums or lady slippers orchids are temperate orchids and have adapted to temperate climates by becoming deciduous and dormant during times of inhospitable weather.
Cypripediums are slow growing plants and it is common to have a plant bloom in 5 to 7 years from seedlings.
The Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens) is perhaps the most tolerant of non moist soils, but it is safe to say that if the soil is kept moist through the month of July your slippers should be quite content.
www.dragonagro.com /dappaph.htm   (2749 words)

  
 Minnesota State Flower Pink and White Lady Slipper Cypripedium reginae
The Legislature, somewhat flustered, moved quickly to correct the situation and, on February 19, 1902, Cypripedium reginae was adopted as the "...official flower of the state of Minnesota" by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota.
The pink and white lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae, is the official flower of the state of Minnesota.
A photograph of the pink and white lady slipper, obtained and approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be preserved in the Office of the Secretary of State.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/flowers/mn_pink_white_lady_slipper.htm   (712 words)

  
 Cypripedium - Vermont Ladyslipper Company
Cypripediums or lady's slippers occur naturally (although in diminishing numbers to due to habitat loss) in the northern temperate climates of North America, Europe and Asia.
Cypripediums require, at a very minimum, a 4 month winter's rest (cold dormancy period) in order to complete their natural growth cycle.
Cypripediums, like all orchids, begin their life cycle when their seed (pro-embryo) is invaded by a microscopic fungus (endophyte).
www.vtladyslipper.com /vtlscwebpg11.html   (1501 words)

  
 Jay's Orchid Species Encyclopedia - P   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Cordula exul Rolfe ; *Cypripedium exul O'Brien; Cypripedium insigne var.
A Philippine and NE Borneo warm growing terrestrial or epiphyte with clear glossy green leaves that is found near the seashore to 500 meters in elevation on limestone outcroppings in association with the roots of Vanda batemanii and it blooms in the summer through fall with a multiflowered inflorescence.
Cordula philippinensis Rolfe; Cypripedium cannartianum hort.; Cypripedium laevigatum Bateman; *Cypripedium philippinense Rchb.f; Cypripedium roebelenii Rchb.f; Paphiopedilum laevigatum [Bateman]Pfitz; Paphiopedilum robelinii [Rchb.f]Pfitz.
www.orchidspecies.com /indexp.htm   (9249 words)

  
 Cypripedium candidum
SIMILAR SPECIES:  This species is similar to Cypripedium calceolus var.
COMMENTS:  Cypripedium candidum was at one time known from sixteen states and three Canadian provinces.
Pollination of the Small White Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium candidum) in Lambton County, Southern Ontario.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /dnap/Abstracts/C/cyprcand.htm   (593 words)

  
 Conservation genetics and taxonomic status of the rare Kentucky lady's slipper: Cypripedium kentuckiense (Orchidaceae) ...
Cypripedium candidum is a midwestern taxon that inhabits wet
Brown, P. Cypripedium kentuckiense: a retrospective of the literature.
Wallace, L. E.1997Systematic and population genetic analyses of northern vs. southern yellow lady's slippers (Cypripedium parviflorum vars.
www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/85/12/1779   (4196 words)

  
 Cypripedium species
Hardly old-fashioned explorers will change this number, but more likely university botanicals, who's happier moments are when they can change in the systematic of plants; bulk several old species into just one, and divide other single species into 3 different ones.
Never less, there are several wonderful Cypripedium species, and a number of them might do well in your garden and increase to large populations if the adaptation possibilities of those species is big enough for the large variability of modern gardens.
Results are of course dependent on the origin of the plants - and in which part of which country your garden is situated.
www.lidaforsgarden.com /Orchids/cypripedium_eng_art.htm   (1522 words)

  
 Native Orchids of Washington-Genus Cypripediums
Cypripediums are pollinated by bees passing through the basal opening.
Cypripedium montanum or Mountain lady’s Slipper is a perennial, somewhat rhizomatous herb.
This species is one of the easiest Cypripedium to grow in woodland gardens with open shade and can be purchased commercially.
www.wanativeorchids.com /Cypripediums/index.html   (841 words)

  
 Cypripedium Pot Culture
Cypripedium formosanum is probably the easiest of all the Cypripediums to grow in pots.
For anyone wishing to grow Cypripediums in pot culture this is the one best suited for the beginner.
Cypripedium reginae, Cypripedium kentuckiense, and the yellow lady's slippers, the small one, Cypripedium parviflorum, and the large one, Cypripedium pubescens, are easy and readily available.
www.ladyslipper.com /cyppot.htm   (712 words)

  
 Cypripedium Pot Culture
Cypripedium formosanum is probably the easiest of all the Cypripediums to grow in pots.
For anyone wishing to grow Cypripediums in pot culture this is the one best suited for the beginner.
Cypripedium reginae, Cypripedium kentuckiense, and the yellow lady's slippers, the small one, Cypripedium parviflorum, and the large one, Cypripedium pubescens, are easy and readily available.
ladyslipper.com /cyppot.htm   (712 words)

  
 Planteck - Hardy orchids and peonies - Cypripedium reginae -Showy(Queen) Lady’s slipper
This Cypripedium of royal calling surpasses in elegance many tropical orchids.
On the top of its rich green foliage, which can reach up to 1 m (39 in) in height, it elegantly bears often twin flowers of vivid fuchsia on a white background.
Cypripedium species normally bloom after their 5th or 6th year (cycle) of growth.
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