Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. makasin (Farw.) Sheviak

Orchid family

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

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

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.