Cypripedium Bernd Aloe The amazingly thick

The amazingly thick

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grass-like foliage and flowers that open well above the leaves

topped in midsummer with dark blue-violet umbels of flowers on Jack and the Beanstalk-like 66" tall stems

Cypripedium Bernd Aloe The amazingly thickFeel the Bernd. but please understand that ladyslipper orchids are not one of those items destined to become free! Cypripedium 'Bernd' is a 2001 Werner Frosch hybrid between the Asian Cypripedium macranthos and the rare Taiwanese Cypripedium segawae. The 1' tall clumps are topped with lovely raspberry pouch and sepals, with darker vein and a white ring near the pouch opening. It remains to be seen how much summer heat these will tolerate, so we'd love