Sunday, May 27, 2007

Cypripedium acaule


Cypripedium acaule
Originally uploaded by bd2k+
The pink lady slipper requires a rare symbiotic fungi to grow:

"It takes years for the new plant to develop leaves for supplying its own energy. The plant requires low pH, nutrient poor soil and other special conditions for successful establishment."

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