tweeting as @wildBluePhlox find us on Facebook
HomeSearchBrowseIdentifyBuyLogin
Browse > Webmaster picks > Detail

Pink Lady Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)

Image ID: 2019/dl002

Tap/mouseover and drag to zoom/pan.

Other common names: Moccasin Flower, Pink Moccasin-Flower
Native
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid)
Height: 0.5 to 1.25 ft.
Blooms: April to July
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  2.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Individual flowers, Irregular blossoms
Location: Delaware and Lehigh Trail
Date:  5/25/2019
Notes: Two large petals curl to form a pouch.
All photos of this species
Register/Sign-in to start a Favorites List
More photos of this flower

We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

The Herbalist