Cypripedium Aki Siberia Russia each laden with numerous whorls

each laden with numerous whorls of flowers

The patch is adorned from spring through summer with dozens of tiny

clothed with small fingernail-sized green leaves

take a peek at the leaf base and you'll see the cute

Symphyotrichum ericoides is incredibly tolerant of dry

Cypripedium Aki Siberia Russia each laden with numerous whorlsCypripedium 'Aki' is a strain of hybrid ladyslipper orchids developed in 1996 by Germany's Werner Frosch by crossing the Chinese Cypripedium macranthos with the American Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens. The heat tolerance of the Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens allows gardeners in warmer climates to have success. The hybrids, which display amazing vigor, emerge in late spring forming 18" tall stalks topped with large plum to pink striped