Cypripedium flavum

[Primel]

I will show you some different Cypripedium flavum from my garden.















Hans
from Austria

 

[JeanLux]

I am not a Cyp grower (tried several calceolus but had no success with them) but you seem to have a lot of these beauties!!! Are the pics from last spring? Jean

 

[Primel]

And some more pics. Yes the photos are from May 2009.













Hans

 

[SlipperKing]

Hans,
The difference in color, yellow, white, is that do to the age of the flower or is this variation within the species? Beautiful cyps BTW!

 

[Primel]

And the last pics.
Rick, those plants are all different forms of flavum - no connection with the age of the plant (variations within the species)!













Hans

 

[cyprimaniac]

C. flavum

really nice pics, Hans.

You just can create now the Hans Collection 'Flavum' :clap:

after the Hans Collection 'Calceolus'

cheers

 

[likespaphs]

wow!!!
thanks

 

[etex]

Lucky you!! A beautiful selection of blooms! They sure love you!! Great growing!! Thanks so much for sharing with us!

 

[NYEric]

All excellent! Thanx for sharing.

 

[Martin]

Great collection!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Wonderful cyps! thanks for sharing.

 

[Bobc]

very nice. great photos.

 

[SlipperFan]

Great flowers.

But I'm a little confused, not knowing very much about Cyps. Are these all calceolus, forma flavum? Or is there a species named flavum?

 

[Rick]

Looks like the Paph villosum of the Cyprepedium world.

Wonderful range of diversity in these flowers:clap::clap:

I hope you will have some great pictures to so us this spring!!

 

[parvi_17]

Great flowers.

But I'm a little confused, not knowing very much about Cyps. Are these all calceolus, forma flavum? Or is there a species named flavum?

There is a species named flavum - this is it. It is very closely related to Cyp. reginae - the two are a vicarious pair.

 

[John M]

I really enjoyed seeing these photos. Cyp. flavum certainly is a variable species. A person could have a large collection with no two being the same.

 

[smartie2000]

Thanks! this thread really excited me, your cyp flavums are gorgeous

 

[SlipperFan]

There is a species named flavum - this is it. It is very closely related to Cyp. reginae - the two are a vicarious pair.

Thanks Joe -- I didn't know that. I can see the resemblance between flavum and reginae, for sure.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

There is a species named flavum - this is it. It is very closely related to Cyp. reginae - the two are a vicarious pair.

Indeed they are closely related, so much so that Donovan Correll in his famous Native Orchids of North America (1950) mistakenly reported that C. reginae was also found in western China.

Lovely sampling of this species. Too bad this plant needs cool temps in summer to thrive - in the US I wouldn't recommend it south of the northern tier states.

 

[biothanasis]

Spectacular blooms!!! :clap: