Pink Lady Slipper

Description:

Unlike most other members of "Cypripedium", the pouch of C. acaule opens in a slit that runs down the front of the labellum rather than a round opening. The plant consists of two plicate leaves near the ground. From between those leaves sprouts a long stalk that bears a single pink flower. The sepals and petals tend to be yellowish-brown to maroon with a large pouch that is usually some shade of pink but can be nearly magenta.

Habitat:

Requires highly acidic soil but tolerates a range of shade and moisture, though it prefers at least partial shade and well-drained slopes.