The spring-blooming pink lady’s slipper, a native orchid, is one of Georgia’s showiest and most strikingly beautiful wildflowers. It’s also a protected species under the Georgia Wildflower ...

After the pink lady’s slipper grows into an adult plant, it takes several more years before it flowers, said Primack. In Massachusetts, it blooms from the middle to the end of May.

The pink lady’s slipper, also known as moccasin flower, is listed as one of Georgia’s 103 protected plants, mostly because it takes many years to grow from seed to mature plant, which can then ...

The pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) is a type of orchid. As with most orchids, lady’s slipper seeds have no stored starch, they rely on specific fungi in the soil to germinate and grow.

In New Hampshire, the Pink Lady Slipper is given the designation of “special concern.” According to the EEA, a special concern plant is one that naturally has a finite range of habitat.