Cypripedium formosanum Symphyotrichum introduced and named by Nancy

introduced and named by Nancy Goodwin of Montrose Gardens

but will also tolerate pH's approaching neutral

Each 2' wide clump resembles an upside-down dish of 3-day-old blue spaghetti after rigor mortis has set in

especially concentrated as the new growth emerges

the drought-tolerant Astrolepis sinuata usually grows with its roots hidden beneath a large rock

Cypripedium formosanum Symphyotrichum introduced and named by NancyWe are very excited to once again offer the Taiwanese ladyslipper orchid, Cypripedium formosanum, which is unfortunately now endangered in the wild. Cypripedium formosanum naturally occurs in moist, but well draining, alkaline soils, often growing in several hours of full sun in Taiwan's central mountains, between 7,000' 9,000' elevation. Cypripedium formosanum is similar in appearance to its closest relative, Cypripedium japonicum, both with