Cypripedium Sabine Pastel Saruma sterile fronds have little value

sterile fronds have little value except to highlight the rigidly erect

The stunning 2' long arched stems are laden in late April/early May with a "clothesline full of socks imagery" of dangling white bells

with well-established clumps surviving short durations of -3 degrees F

is from the breeding program of the late Fadjar Marta of Indonesia

to come up with a plant with yellow and green irregularly variegated foliage that's topped all summer with 18" tall flower spikes with maroon spathe interiors

Cypripedium Sabine Pastel Saruma sterile fronds have little valueCypripedium 'Sabine Pastel' is a rare white flowered form of Cypripedium 'Sabine', which comes from a cross of the Chinese natives Cypripedium fasciolatum and Cypripedium macranthos. Atop the 18" stalk in early spring sits an obscenely large, Grade A egg sized, pure white flower. We have grown this orchid hybrid since 2006 and have been thrilled at its heat tolerance. Our seed grown ladyslipper orchids are all flowering size. Planting your Cypripedium