Cypripedium Axel Matteuccia It thrives in both clay

It thrives in both clay and ammended sandy loam

rarely grown

Plant this where you want it to stay

each ending with clusters of large frilly flowers composed of narrow striped petals with a dark yellow center surrounded by a lighter yellow border

a 2012 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is a splendid dwarf form of our native Cheilanthes lanosa that popped up here as a sporeling

Cypripedium Axel Matteuccia It thrives in both clayCypripedium 'Axel' is a 1998 hybrid, first created by Sweedish orchid breeder, Svante Malmgren, who crossed Cypripedium parviflorum and Cypripedium tibeticum. The showy hybrid produces large pouches atop 18" tall stalks. Each flower is composed of three violet twisted sepals, and a pouch which is white, flushed nicely with burgundy. Maintenance: Lady slipper orchids are maintenance free in the garden once they are established in the correct growing