one of our finest US native plants
This old group of hybrids
which resemble a Japanese hand fan opened horizontally atop 6" tall stems
all bets are off if you have too much winter precipitation
Shortia is a member of the tiny Diapensiaceae family
Cypripedium formosanum Peltandra one of our finest USWe are very excited to once again offer the Taiwanese ladyslipper orchid, Cypripedium formosanum, which is unfortunately now endangered in the wild. Cypripedium formosanum naturally occurs in moist, but well draining, alkaline soils, often growing in several hours of full sun in Taiwan's central mountains, between 7,000' 9,000' elevation. Cypripedium formosanum is similar in appearance to its closest relative, Cypripedium japonicum, both with