White Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

Orchid family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
16 inches
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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