Elegant rose-pink and white flowers. Blooms here for us in late May into June starting just before C. kentuckiense. Large plants may offer a succession of blooms lasting up to three weeks. Not the easiest of the lady-slippers to grow, but really not that difficult if given the right placement. Native from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and as far south as Missouri and Alabama. In the wild it is usually found growing in cool moist-to-wet neutral or limestone soils, as well as moist rich wooded slopes and around seeps. When found in wet sites the conditions are highly oxygenated, never stagnant. A tip for handling this plant: The short coarse leaf hairs of the Showy Lady-slipper are reported to cause dermatitis similar to poison ivy for some people. Although we have never had a problem or know anyone that has, care may be advised in handling plants during the summer growing season. The roots of C. reginae tend to grow horizontally just below the soil surface so it is important to keep a layer of mulch around the plants. Root zones of older plants can be as large as three feet round.

Zones 3-7. 13-24 in. Part sun, moist rich well-drained neutral soil that does not dry out. High open shade, cool moist (but not wet or stagnant) soil, with around a neutral pH.

We are offering Blooming-sized plants have at least one blooming stem and well-developed root system.