Cypripedium ventricosum Cyclamen Scarlet rose mallow grows naturally

Scarlet rose mallow grows naturally in standing shallow water

and the Florida Panhandle

insanely fragrant

It's so similar that we can't really tell it apart

Instead of getting what we expected

Cypripedium ventricosum Cyclamen Scarlet rose mallow grows naturallyThis rare orchid, Cypripedium x ventricosum, hails from that favorite vacation spot of Russian dissidents, Siberia. Cypripedium x ventricosum was long thought to be a new species until research showed it to be a natural hybrid of Cypripedium calceolus and Cypripedium macranthos I guess anything goes when the nights get cold and lonely. The slippers range from pale lavender to brownish, depending on which parent contributed the most genes, and the same