After the pink lady’s slipper grows into an adult plant, it takes several more years before it flowers, said Primack. In Massachusetts, it blooms from the middle to the end of May.

The pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) is a type of orchid. As with most orchids, lady’s slipper seeds have no stored starch, they rely on specific fungi in the soil to germinate and grow.

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The pink and white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae), also known as the showy lady’s slipper or queen’s lady slipper, was adopted as the state flower in 1902. Credit: Courtesy of the ...

It takes several years for a pink lady’s slipper to reach the flowering stage. When it does, the vibrantly colored flowers lure bumblebees, which enter the flower via a large opening. Nature ...

A myth about New Hampshire's state wildflower, the pink lady slipper, might just be the reason why they are now so prevalent.Also known as the moccasin flower, this member of the orchid family is ...

The lady’s-slipper, whose genus name Cypripedium is Greek for “Venus’s slipper,” is our best known native orchid. The pink lady’s-slipper, or moccasin flower, that I saw is the most ...

T his wildflower bloomed in the low pine woods along North Carolina’s Tar River. The blossom, called a pink lady’s slipper, was plucked nearly nine decades ago — on May 16, 1936 — and ...

We have some sad news in the wake of this year’s very successful Lady’s Slipper Festival. As most of your readers will know, the rare pink lady’s slipper orchid blooms around Memorial Day at ...

The pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) is a type of orchid. As with most orchids, lady’s slipper seeds have no stored starch, they rely on specific fungi in the soil to germinate and grow.