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Photo by M. Weinert taken at Weinert Gdn, Germany
Cypripedium 'Ulla Silkens'
Ulla Silkens Hardy Ladyslipper Orchid
Item #: 7479
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Cypripedium 'Ulla Silkens' is a stunning 1996 hybrid from Svante Malmgren. This vigorous hybrid strain is a cross of the American Cypripedium reginae x the rare Chinese Cypripedium flavum. Cypripedium 'Ulla Silkens' is much easier to grow than its parents and will take a good bit of sun in cooler climates, but still prefers moist alkaline soils. The 2' tall flowering stalks that appear in mid- to late-June are topped with huge slippers of burgundy and white, backed by three large, pure white sepals. The clumps will become quite large with nearly 100 flowers per clump. Our offerings are flowering-sized plants grown from seed.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Cypripedium
Flower Color: Multicolor , Pink
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Cut Flower Plants , Endangered Plants , Giant Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , RHS Award of Merit Winners