. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 1997 Reddoch and Reddoch: The Orchids in the Ottawa District 65 Cypripedium reginae Walter Showy Lady's-slipper Synonyms: Cypripedium spectabile Salisbury, C. hirsutum Miller Cypripede royal Cypripedium reginae is indeed a showy plant with its large, bright flowers and its frequently large colonies. However, while its image is familiar, the living plant is perhaps less so because it tends to occur in relatively inaccessible wetlands. It is readily recognized by its magenta and white-lipped flowers and large, pubescent, cauline leaves. Descripti
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 1997 Reddoch and Reddoch: The Orchids in the Ottawa District 65 Cypripedium reginae Walter Showy Lady's-slipper Synonyms: Cypripedium spectabile Salisbury, C. hirsutum Miller Cypripede royal Cypripedium reginae is indeed a showy plant with its large, bright flowers and its frequently large colonies. However, while its image is familiar, the living plant is perhaps less so because it tends to occur in relatively inaccessible wetlands. It is readily recognized by its magenta and white-lipped flowers and large, pubescent, cauline leaves. Description Height: 33 (40 - 62) 81 cm [40 plants]. Flowers: 1 - 2; large, lip white with greyish magenta or purplish red of variable intensity, occa- sionally very faint, on front, sides and top, often as diffuse vertical bands separated by white lines marking the veins, and rows of similarly coloured spots on interior; staminode white with broad yel- low bands along edges toward apex, with spots or irregular lines, above and below, of orange brown or darker, depending on the anthocyanin concentration, superimposed on the yellow bands; sepals and petals white, with some long pubescence at base of petals; fragrance delicate, sweet, floral, rose or raspberry- like. Leaves: 4-7, large, pubescent, strongly ribbed, in a spiral around the stem; 4 - 7 on non-flowering plants. Overwintering State: one or more greyish green shoots, 8 mm in diameter, about 6 cm down in the moss substrate beside the current year's stem, by early fall (see illustration of rhizome and buds in Whitlow (1983)). Capsules: light brown, ellipsoid, typically x. 76'' 30 Cypripedium reginae: â = herbarium specimen, # = Native Orchid Location Survey sight record, â² = literature reference. Major areas underlain by calcareous rock (marble and lime- stone) are Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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