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Cypripedium flavum
Yellow cypripedium is a rhizomatous terrestrial orchid from the mountains of southwest and central China and Tibet, prized for its large yellow slipper-shaped flowers. It is a wild species that is hard to keep in cultivation, mainly because it needs cool conditions, consistent moisture and a mycorrhizal-rich growing medium.
Cypripedium flavum, the yellow cypripedium, is a species of orchid. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), and Yunnan.
The species epithet flavum is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cypripedium flavum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
