Cypripedium Rascal Calanthe on 2' tall glaucous stems

on 2' tall glaucous stems

Another claim to fame is that it was selected by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of their top 200 plants of the last 200 years

introduced in 1981 by North Carolina's own Van Sellers

hermaphroditic (satisfies itself sexually) butcher's broom that came from the garden of the late NC garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence

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Cypripedium Rascal Calanthe on 2' tall glaucous stemsCypripedium 'Rascal' is a 1990 Carson Whitlow introduction of a hybrid of two North American native ladyslipper orchids, Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum and Cypripedium kentuckiense. This 18" tall gem has shown amazing vigor in our hot, humid climate. The blooms of Cypripedium 'Rascal' are mid sized yellow pouches backed by twisting brown sepals. Our 16 year old clump has 16 flowering stalks truly stunning. Our offerings are all flowering