Cypripedium californicum, California Lady's Slipper deer-resistant Palmate leaves with jagged edges

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

lovely enough to be close to your window

and marvelous for shade—an all-season tree

mildew resistant

golden-yellow blossoms on bare stems in late winter

Cypripedium californicum, California Lady's Slipper deer-resistant Palmate leaves with jagged edgesA 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