Description
The Queen’s Slippers
Showy Lady-slippers are a protected Michigan wild flower. The Showy Lady’s Slipper is the largest and most impressive of the orchids found in Michigan. It should never be handled or dug up. This long-lived plant takes up to 15 years to mature and form flowers.
Showy Lady-slippers (Cypripedium reginae) grows in wet areas throughout the state. Reginae means “of the queen.” The plants are two to three feet tall, with one to three, two-inch wide flowers. They are regal plants are one of only five native species of lady slippers in Michigan.
Artist:
Patricia Von Niessen
Red Fox Art Glass 2024
Additional information
| Frame | zinc came |
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| Glass Used: | Background: Youghiogheny Rootbeer and clear Y968020 |
| Dimensions: | 20" Circle |
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