Cypripedium Ulla Silkens Tony's Favorites nestled inside an unzipped pink

nestled inside an unzipped pink spathe with brown spots

You've seen it pictured on everything from postcards to calendars

the clumps are topped with 20" scapes of white flowers

quite the sight

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Cypripedium Ulla Silkens Tony's Favorites nestled inside an unzipped pinkCypripedium '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