Cypripedium ventricosum Froschs Queen of the Mist Frosch Primula NC garden of Jasmin and

NC garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling

3" tall x 10" wide

These are 4-5 year old flowering sized

each surrounded by a nicely contrasting wide golden border

(aka: originally introduced as Dianthus 'Red Devil') This 2007 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction was discovered here as a flower mutation on our patch of Dianthus 'Feuerhexe' (Firewitch)

Cypripedium ventricosum Froschs Queen of the Mist Frosch Primula NC garden of Jasmin andCypripedium 'Frosch's Queen of the Mist' is an exceptional clone of the Cypripedium x ventricosum 'Pastel' strain that is now only propagated vegetatively to preserve these exceptional traits. The traits include being very robust, quickly forming a large clump with an exceptional floral show. In early May (NC), the 1' tall stalks are topped with a flower composed of a large white pouch (labellum), backed by three prominent chartreuse sepals. Our