Cypripedium forrestii

Also known as: Forrest's Cypripedium or Cypripedium bardolphianum ssp. forrestii Cypripedium bardolphianum var. zhongdianense in the subfamily: Cypripedioideae

General Information

Forrest's Cypripedium is a cold growing orchid belonging to the sub family Cypripedioideae. It is named after the English Orchid Collector in the 1900's.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous elliptic leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring

Climate

Grows at high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.