Cypripedium ventricosum Pastel Eurasia The garden was kind enough

The garden was kind enough to share spores which subsequently reproduced plants virtually identical to the parent

Cobolt blue is the most common flower color

but what we do know is that it is one heck of a structural element in the garden

The flowers are topped with 6 standard petals

topped with dark purple spikes and adorned with contrasting large

Cypripedium ventricosum Pastel Eurasia The garden was kind enoughCypripedium x ventricosum 'Pastel' is the creamy white pouched, pale yellow to pink sepalled form of the natural hybrid of Cypripedium calceolus and Cypripedium macranthos. Moist but well drained, cool sites offer the best chance for success. Our offerings are all flowering sized plants.