Cypripedium Otto Endangered Plants nearly indestructible

nearly indestructible

the shiny green basal leaves resemble a penstemon

but each leaf is quite unique in its unusual quadrangular shape and also in the dramatic

The fronds first emerge upright

Cypripedium Otto Endangered Plants nearly indestructibleCypripedium 'Otto' is a 1991 Werner Frosch hybrid of the European native Cypripedium calceolus and its North American cousin Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens. Cypripedium 'Otto' is a vigorous hybrid, topped in early spring with large, lightly fragrant bright yellow pouches, each highlighted by three twisting amber sepals. Cypripedium 'Otto' is easy to grow and clumps well in the garden when situated in a rich, slightly moist, but well drained