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    • Photo of Cypripedium Victoria gx flower by Keeping it Green Nursery

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    Cypripedium Victoria gx

    Also Known As

    • Cypripedium 'Victoria'
    • Victoria Hardy Perennial Ladyslipper Orchid

    Plant type

    perennial, orchid

    size

    • H: 12"-20"
    • W: 12"-24"

    planting zones

    • 4a-7b

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    Cypripedium Victoria gx plant details

    Cypripedium Victoria gx is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial orchid with green foliage. In spring chocolate and cream flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Cypripedium Victoria gx

    Plant type: perennial orchid
    Plant family: orchidaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 20 IN - tall
    Flowers: chocolate and cream blooms in spring

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Cypripedium Victoria gx

    USDA Zones: 4a - 7b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Resistant to: heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Victoria' has huge flowers with a yellow lip and twisted, yellow tepals striped with burgundy. The lip alone is almost the size of a chicken egg! The imposing plant with its broad leaves grows to 60 cm (23 in.) high -- a real eye-catcher in the shaded garden! Blooms in the second half of May. A cross of the North American C. parviflorum var. pubescens and the Asian C. fasciolatum. Lady's slipper hybrids are much more vigorous and easy to grow than species. Grown from seed. Plants will resemble the image but may not be identical. Lady's slipper hybrids are much more vigorous and easy to grow than species. Blooming size.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Blooms: spring, large creamy white pouch with dark brown petals. Hybrid between Cyp. pubeschens x fasciolatum Zone 2-8. 18", hybrid, part shade, moist, humus rich

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    Gardening facts about Cypripedium Victoria gx plant

    How to Grow Cypripedium Victoria gx

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • cream
      • chocolate

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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