Calypso bulbosa, Lady or Fairy Slipper Orchid

Synonyms: Cytherea bulbosa, Cypripedium bulbosum, Calypso borealis.

Habitat: The fairy slipper orchid may be found in cool, moist, shady forests in soils rich with decaying leaves, needles, and wood. It may be found from near sea level to fairly high in the mountains. It is rarely ever found growing directly or soley on decaying wood.

It actively grows from fall until spring and goes dormant in late spring, keep dry during dormancy.

Seed is very tiny, the amount is about equal to a rice grain and will be at least 100 seeds.

SEED IS SHIPPED IN WAX PAPER INSIDE A SEED ENVELOPE, SEED IS EXTREMELY TINY.  SEED IS VERY SLOW AND DIFFICULT TO START.  
A SMALL AMOUNT OF SOIL CONTAINING FUNGI NEEDED FOR SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE INCLUDED.

BEST SOWN IN ITS PREFERRED HABITAT, THE FOREST.

GERMINATION AND GROWING TIPS INCLUDED WITH THE SEEDS

I AM NO LONGER ACCEPTING PAYPAL BECAUSE IT IS AN EBAY COMPANY AND NOT SAFE FOR A SELLER TO USE. I TAKE CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS ONLY. DUE TO NON-PAYING BUYERS LIKE GardenerGram I HAVE ENDED THE FREE SHIPPING AND NO LONGER TAKE ANY E - PAYMENTS. DONT LIKE IT? WELL YOU CAN USUALLY FIND IT ON EBAFIA FOR TWICE THIS PRICE OR HALF THIS SIZE.

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NEARLY ALL OF THE DAVE'S GARDEN FEEDBACK WAS FOR LILIUM, BUT I HAD FAR MORE INVESTED IN NATIVE PLANTS AND BULBS, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW EXTINCT DUE TO THE ANTI-FARMING ATTITUDE IN OREGON.