Cypripedium californicum, California Lady's Slipper deer-resistant lovely enough to be close

lovely enough to be close to your window

) In spring

Palmate leaves with jagged edges are an enticing combination with hosta and other woodland dwellers

and marvelous for shade—an all-season tree

April is bloom time

Cypripedium californicum, California Lady's Slipper deer-resistant lovely enough to be closeA charming west coast native that enjoys the stream sides of southern Oregon and northern California, sometimes growing near the carnivorous Darlingtonia californica. Small flowers with bright white pouches and lemon yellow sepals on stems up to 3 feet tall in May June. These plants were flask grown from seeds collected near O'Brien, Oregon. They do tend to require some summer heat to do well. Minimum temperature: 20 F