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Tim Culbertson, an expert in Paphiopedilum or lady slipper orchids and judge for the American Orchid Society, will discuss the history of “paph” orchids and how they’ve been bred.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022

"I've seen so many images of the lady slipper orchid, but none that bring it to life as much as this one. It's a hard task to give a small plant such dynamism."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2016

The species adopted by the women of the State of Minnesota is the Cypripedium Spectabile, or the showy lady slipper.

From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)